Anterior Throat Pain Differential Diagnoses
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Diferential Diagnoses
- Gastro-oesophageal reflux and laryngo-oesophageal reflux
- Soft tissue injuries
- Occult cervical spine fracture or instability
- Tumours of the neck, hypopharynx, or lung apex.
- Sialadenitis
- Odontogenic pain
- Temporomandibular Dysfunction
- Ernest Syndrome
- Eagle's Syndrome
- Carotid artery syndrome
- Hyoid Bone Syndrome
- Superior Pharyngeal Constrictor Syndrome
- Omohyoid Syndrome
- Hyoid muscle dystonia
- Oesophageal tear
- Thyroglossal duct cyst
- Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia
Comparison
| Symptoms | Ernest Syndrome | Eagle's Syndrome | Carotid Artery Syndrome | Hyoid Bone Syndrome | Superior Pharyngeal Constrictor Syndrome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TMJ Pain | X | X | X | ||
| Otalgia | X | X | X | X | |
| Temporal pain | X | X | X | X | X |
| Eye pain | X | ||||
| Pharyngeal pain | X | X | X | X | X |
| Odontalgia | X | X | |||
| Foreign body feeling | X | X | |||
| Mandibular pain | X | ||||
| Vertigo | X | ||||
| Dysphagia | X | X | X | X |
Cervical Spine
Cervical discs and various myofascial structures can also refer pain to the anterior neck.
References
- ↑ Shankland, Wesley E. (2010-01). "Anterior throat pain syndromes: causes for undiagnosed craniofacial pain". Cranio: The Journal of Craniomandibular Practice. 28 (1): 50–59. doi:10.1179/crn.2010.007. ISSN 0886-9634. PMID 20158009. Check date values in:
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