Acute retropharyngeal calcific tendinitis: a case report with unusual location of calcification.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Retropharyngeal calcific tendinitis is an inflammatory process caused by calcium hydroxyapatite crystal deposition in the longus colli tendon of the prevertebral space, and it may mimic a retropharyngeal infection or abscess. The diagnosis of retropharyngeal calcific tendinitis will be made radiologically by the detection of calcifications anterior to C1-C3 and prevertebral soft tissue swelling. We present a case of acute retropharyngeal calcific tendinitis with an unusual location of calcification anterior to the C5-C6 disc.
Medical subject headings
- Calcinosis
- Retropharyngeal Abscess
- Tendinopathy