title: Pediatric cervical disc calcification simulating tubercular spondylitis - A case report.
abstract: Calcification of intervertebral disc in children is rare. It mostly affect lower cervical region and present with acute neck pain, torticolis, restriction of range of motion. Neurological deficit or dyspahagia are rare features. The presence of fever, leukocytosis and elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate, gives impression of tuberculosis or other infections. This differentiation is important as the management of pediatric disc calcification is mostly conservative and prognosis is good.
authors.affiliation: Senior Resident, Department of Orthopedics, Lady Hardinge Medical College, Saheed Bhagat Singh Marg, Opposite Shivaji Stadium, New Delhi 110001, India.
authors.forename: Sudhir Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Mahapatra
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Orthopedics, Lady Hardinge Medical College, Saheed Bhagat Singh Marg, Opposite Shivaji Stadium, New Delhi 110001, India.
authors.forename: Alok
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sud
authors.affiliation: Professor and Head of the Department, Department of Orthopedics, Lady Hardinge Medical College, Saheed Bhagat Singh Marg, Opposite Shivaji Stadium, New Delhi 110001, India.
authors.forename: Anil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mehtani
keywords: Cervical disc calcification; Pediatric; Tubercular spondylitis