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DOI: 10.1055/a-2223-5580
Case Report

Transient Perivascular Inflammation of the Carotid Artery as a Poorly Recognized Cause of Neck Pain

Sophie Greutert 
1   Division of Angiology and Hemostasis, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
,
Tatiana Schlomer
1   Division of Angiology and Hemostasis, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
,
Marc Righini
1   Division of Angiology and Hemostasis, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
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Abstract

Transient perivascular inflammation of the carotid artery (TIPIC) syndrome, historically named idiopathic carotidynia or Fay syndrome, is a rare condition characterized by inflammation and pain in the carotid artery. The diagnosis requires a specific clinical–radiological presentation. We describe a 37-year-old female who presented with headaches and left neck pain and was diagnosed with TIPIC syndrome with temporary perivascular infiltration.

Keyword

TIPIC syndrome - temporary perivascular infiltration - carotidynia - Fay syndrome - neck pain


Publication History

Received: 03 August 2023

Accepted: 26 September 2023

Accepted Manuscript online:
06 December 2023

Article published online:
07 February 2024

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