title: Retropharyngeal tendinitis.
abstract: We report a case of retropharyngeal tendinitis. A brief review of the literature, as well as extensive differential diagnosis, is presented. Retropharyngeal tendinitis should be a prime diagnostic consideration in patients who present with acute cervical pain, retropharyngeal calcium deposition, and prevertebral soft tissue swelling.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004487:Edema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009333:Neck; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D010614:Pharynx; D011859:Radiography; D052256:Tendinopathy / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*