• General fatigue, exhaustion, apathy, lethargy and sleep disturbances • Central Nervous System headache, lightheadedness, fainting, forgetfulness, • Impaired memory, difficulty concentrating, confusion, irritability • Musculoskeletal pain in joints, neck and low back and muscle tenderness • Face and Pharynx sore throat, dry mouth, difficulty swallowing, atypical pain • Dermatologic – itching, ...

A 60-year-old man was referred to our hospital after complaining of throat pain for several days. He described the condition as a cold with sore throat. A physical examination revealed swelling of the posterior wall of the oropharynx. Sagittal computed tomography revealed a 3 × 1 cm abscess with ring enhancement in the retropharyngeal space (Fig. 1). Therefore, he was diagnosed with a retrophar...

S uperior laryngeal neuralgia is described as a rare disorder characterized by severe pain in the lateral aspect of the throat, submandibular region, and underneath the ear, precipitated by swallowing, shouting, or turning the head. A trigger point is present on the lateral aspect of the throat overlying the thyrohyoid membrane. The etiology of superior laryngeal neuralgia is unclear, although ...

Introduction: Eagle’s syndrome is a constellation of signs secondary to an elongated styloid process or due to mineralization of the stylohyoid or stylomandibular ligament or the posterior belly of the digastric muscle. The syndrome includes symptoms ranging from stylalgia (i.e. pain in the tonsillar fossa, pharyngeal or hyoid region) to foreign-body sensation in the throat, cervicofacial pain,...

BACKGROUND Acute pharyngitis is a frequent and well-documented complaint in general practice but the associated suffering has remained largely unaddressed in the literature. Evidence, however, from five randomised controlled trials suggests that corticosteroids may be useful in relieving pain and discomfort arising from the condition. AIM To determine if short-acting oral therapy with prednis...

A rare case of a patient with unusual symptoms of earache and sore throat for cardiac ischemia is presented. A diagnosis of non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) was made based on initial elevation of troponin and an abnormal electrocardiograph (ECG). Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) performed with stent placement in the occluded coronary vessel was followed by a decre...

Esophageal foreign bodies are sharp or blunt objects food that gets stuck and wedged in the esophagus due to being swallowed either intentionally accidentally.A 53-year-old male patient arrived complaining of constant, worsening swallowing pain has persisted for past four days. The discomfort was initially experienced above throat, but after attempting several traditional procedures remove bone...

Introduction: There is controversy regarding the use of pharyngeal packing in oral and nasal surgery. The primary objective this study was to examine association between packing, throat pain, postoperative nausea vomiting (PONV) head neck Material methods: A systematic review clinical studies published from January 2000 August 2020 concerning surgery conducted Medline, ScienceDirect Cochrane Li...

In March 2012 a 68-year-old woman was diagnosed with laryngeal diphtheria in a hospital in Västra Götaland Region, Sweden. Six days before symptom onset she had returned from a trip to western Africa where she had travelled accompanied by her husband. During the investigation, the 76-year-old husband was diagnosed with cutaneous diphtheria. Both patients were incompletely vaccinated against dip...

Acute dissection of the aorta can be one of the most dramatic of cardiovascular emergencies. Its symptoms can occur abruptly and progress rapidly. Prompt recognition and appropriate intervention is crucial. However, not all aortic dissections present with classic symptoms of abrupt chest, back, or abdominal pain, and the diagnosis may be missed. Aortic dissection presenting as a sore throat is ...