Longus colli calcific acute tendinitis: typical features with distinct imaging modalities
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Longus colli calcific acute tendinitis: typical features with distinct imaging modalities.
A 54-year-old male patient complained of recent acute onset of severe neck pain and stiffness. MR revealed a retropharyngeal effusion and edematous infiltration of the longus colli (Figure 1). Radiographs and CT demonstrated calcifications anterior to C1-C2 (Figure 2). The patient shortly recovered after treatment with corticosteroids. Tendinitis of the longus colli, also known as retropharynge...
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عنوان ژورنال: Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0004-282X
DOI: 10.1590/0004-282x20140186