Tips for Transient Perivascular Inflammation of the Carotid Artery (TIPIC) Syndrome

Idiopathic carotidynia, also known by the acronym of Transient Perivascular Inflammation of the Carotid artery (TIPIC) syndrome, is a rare self-limited clinical-radiologic entity that is not often taught in medical training and can be challenging to diagnose. The radiologic finding in isolation has a wide differential. It requires a combination of clinical, laboratory, and imaging findings for accurate diagnosis and management. Although well known in the Otolaryngology, Radiology, and Neurology literature, the entity is not as well known in Emergency Medicine literature.
Source: The Journal of Emergency Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Tags: Clinical Communications: Adult Source Type: research