Eagle syndrome in a patient with Noma sequelae:
A case report and a review of literature

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Eagle syndrome in a patient with Noma sequelae: A case report and a review of literature
Mujtaba Bala¹, Mohammed A.S. Abdullahi², Abubakar A. Bello³, Ramat O. Braimah¹, Farouk K. Umar⁴, Abdulrazaq O. Taiwo¹
Eagle syndrome (ES) is characterized by a group of radio-clinical features including elongation of the styloid process or the calcification of stylohyoid ligaments, headaches, facial pain, ear pain and, feeling of foreign body sensation in the throat. Eagle syndrome is rare and most of the time, it is diagnosed incidentally especially when no or few symptoms are present. We present a case of a 22-year-old patient with a complaint of inability to open the mouth of about 19 years duration, recurrent bilateral earache, and pain in the submandibular and cervical regions of about 6 months duration. Computed tomography (CT) scan revealed normal temporomandibular joint space bilaterally, elongated styloid process and calcified stylohyoid ligament. An assessment of Eagle syndrome on background was made and the patient had bilateral coronoidectomy, release of soft tissue contractures with favorable outcome. The stylohyoid ligament contributes to the mandibular movement and, its calcification or the elongation of the styloid process seen in patient with chronic Noma sequelae has been linked with longstanding immobility of the mandible following trismus release. More evidence is awaited to this to substantiate this finding.
10.51658/ABMS.202331.8
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