Calcific tendinitis of the prevertebral space: a case report.
Calcific prevertebral tendinitis is a self-limiting inflammatory condition of the prevertebral space that involves the insertion of the longus colli tendon. Understanding this condition and its characteristic imaging findings is essential for early diagnosis and differentiation of the disorder from other acute conditions. We describe a case of a 40-year-old patient who presented to the emergency department with severe odynophagia and exhibited the computed tomography findings necessary to confirm this disease.
Department of Radiology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, 2.820 E. John Sealy Annex, 301 University Blvd., Galveston, TX 77555-0709, USA. roriasco@utmb.edu.
Roy
R
Riascos
Jillian
J
Lazor
Lisa
L
Vu
Rudiger
R
Von Rischtl
Roberto
R
Zamudio
D000328:Adult; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019547:Neck Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D052256:Tendinopathy / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal