Open AccessRetropharyngeal calcific tendinitis: A rare, benign, but painful condition with stiff neck
Author(s) -
Akaishi Tetsuya,
Miura Keiki,
Iduma Masaaki,
Ishii Tadashi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of general and family medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2189-7948
DOI - 10.1002/jgf2.360
Subject(s) - medicine , calcific tendinitis , tendinitis , neck pain , radiology , surgery , anatomy , tendon , pathology , rotator cuff , alternative medicine
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.
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