Gangadharan Harikrishnan, Krishna Arjun, Kamath Vaishnavi, Krishnadas Sajitha
Department of Rheumatology, Government Medical College Kottayam, Kottayam, Kerala India.
Department of Radiodiagnosis, Government Medical College Kottayam, Kottayam, Kerala India.
Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2024 Oct;76(5):4873-4876. doi: 10.1007/s12070-024-04938-8. Epub 2024 Aug 1.
Carotidynia is a neck pain syndrome characterized by tenderness at the carotid bifurcation secondary to various aetiologies. We describe two young females who presented with carotidynia and on evaluation were diagnosed with Takayasu arteritis. Carotidynia in a young female should alert the clinician to evaluate for Takayasu arteritis.
颈动脉痛是一种颈部疼痛综合征,其特征是继发于各种病因的颈动脉分叉处压痛。我们描述了两名出现颈动脉痛的年轻女性,经评估被诊断为大动脉炎。年轻女性出现颈动脉痛应提醒临床医生评估是否患有大动脉炎。