A 74-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital due to a high fever, severe neck pain, and odynophagia for several days. A blood test showed a high white blood cell count and high C-reactive protein levels. Enhanced magnetic resonance image (MRI) showed low-signal calcification on T2weighted imaging in the retropharyngeal space at the C1-C2 level (Picture 1, arrow) with slight prevertebral ede...

Calcific tendinitis of the longus colli muscle (CTLC) is an inflammatory disease caused by deposition calcium hydroxyapatite crystal in and its tendon. The incidence it rare, only a few cases have been reported so far, common symptoms sings were neck pain, limitation motion, dysphagia odynophagia on. Clinically, can be masqueraded as retropharyngeal abscess on account non-specific clinical pres...

PURPOSE To increase the awareness of longus colli tendinitis (LCT) among spine specialists and to present a practical overview of diagnostic and treatment options, so that unnecessary interventions are avoided. Five sample cases from a German spine center will also be presented. METHODS Literature review and case series. A PubMed search was performed in May 2015, and the articles found were r...

Longus colli tendinitis (LCT) is an acute inflammatory condition with symptoms typically consisting of acute neck pain and stiffness with or without dysphagia. Once more severe etiologies for these symptoms are ruled out, this self-limiting condition usually resolves spontaneously with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and corticosteroids. We present a case of LCT that presented as acute nec...