Longus Colli Tendinitis: The Lost Twin of Retropharyngeal Abscess
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Longus colli tendinitis.
A 44-year-old woman presented with a 4-day history of posterior neck pain with associated odynophagia. She denied any previous neck pain, trauma, or upper respiratory infections. Examination revealed bilateral posterior neck pain with decreased active and passive range of motion and tenderness with movement of the hyoid bone. Soft tissue neck radiograph revealed prevertebral soft tissue swellin...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2231-3796,0973-7707
DOI: 10.1007/s12070-018-1541-y