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Interventional Cardiology (Expert Forum)
Inflamed neck arteries
Answered by
Darcy Green Conaway, MD - General Cardiology, Echocardiology
Truman Medical Center
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Inflamed neck arteries
by Totie, Apr 23, 2008 02:33PM
Can you shed any light on inflamed neck arteries. My primary dr. told me yesterday that my neck arteries are inflamed and has put me on prednisone for now. I will go see a cardiologist next week. She did do an EKG and my HR was normal. I have burning stabbing pain under my jaw line, entire neck sides, throat sides and behind my ears, the pain runs all the way to the back of the head. They did an MRI of the neck and everything was okay. But when she felt my neck under my jaw line, it hurts when she just touches the area. She says she is pretty sure it is inflamed arteries.
What can you tell me about this issue?
What can you tell me about this issue?
Doctor's Answer
by Darcy Green Conaway, MD, Apr 23, 2008 09:22PM
, Apr 23, 2008 09:22PM
I think it sounds like it may be inflamed lymph nodes. Lymph nodes run along the jaw line and can be very tender when inflamed. If that is what it is it should resolve in about 7-10 days. I would start with something simple, like a sed rate as the previous person mentioned. It will help your physician think of certain inflammatory states if positive, depending on how high it is
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She did not tell me about a sed rate? What is that? She told me it was not my lmyph nodes, that is what i thought it was as well. I have been having these symptoms for a month now, they are hard lumps. I should have asked more questions but since she said my EKG was okay I figured everything was okay, until i got a call about having to see a cardiologist. I had been diagnosed with chondritis six months ago. Is a sed rate a blood test?
Again, thanks.