Retropharyngeal calcific tendinitis: A rare, benign, but painful condition with stiff neck. (17th July 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Akaishi, Tetsuya; Miura, Keiki; Iduma, Masaaki; Ishii, Tadashi
• Is Part Of: Journal of general and family medicine. Volume 21:Number 6(2020)
• Page Start: 274
• Page End: 276
• Publication Date: 2020-07-17
• Subjects: acute neck pain -- cervical MRI -- retropharyngeal tendinitis; Primary care (Medicine) -- Periodicals; Family medicine -- Periodicals; Family Practice; Primary Health Care; Japan; Periodicals; 610
• DOI: 10.1002/jgf2.360
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2189-7948

Abstract

Abstract : A 51‐year‐old afebrile man visited the hospital with acute severe neck pain with stiff neck, but cervical CT showed no calcification around the odontoid process. Cervical MRI revealed prevertebral hyperintense area of edema at the C1‐C5 vertebral bodies, providing the diagnosis of retropharyngeal calcific tendinitis. The patient was spared for lumbar puncture, and his symptoms swiftly disappeared only with oral NSAIDs.