title: Misconceived Retropharyngeal Calcific Tendinitis during Management of Myofascial Neck Pain Syndrome.
abstract: Differential diagnosis of posterior neck pain is very challenging based on symptoms and physical examination only. Retropharyngeal calcific tendinitis is a rare and frequently misdiagnosed entity in various causes of neck pain. It results from calcium hydroxyapatite deposition in the longus colli muscle which is characterized by severe neck pain, painful restriction of neck movement, dysphagia, and odynophagia. We herein report a case of a patient with acute retropharyngeal calcific tendinitis, who complained of posterior neck pain, initially diagnosed and treated as a myofascial neck pain syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Presbyterian Medical Center, Jeonju, Korea.
authors.forename: Ji Youn
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Presbyterian Medical Center, Jeonju, Korea.
authors.forename: Jin Hun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Presbyterian Medical Center, Jeonju, Korea.
authors.forename: Yong Seok
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Presbyterian Medical Center, Jeonju, Korea.
authors.forename: Young Eun
authors.initials: YE
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Presbyterian Medical Center, Jeonju, Korea.
authors.forename: Jae Yong
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Presbyterian Medical Center, Jeonju, Korea.
authors.forename: Jun Hak
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
keywords: Differential diagnosis; Longus colli; Myofascial pain syndrome; Odynophagia; Posterior neck pain; Retropharyngeal calcific tendinitis
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