Acute Calcific Prevertebral Tendinitis Nonvisible in Plain Radiograph-Juniper publishers
JUNIPER PUBLISHERS-OPEN ACCESS JOURNAL OF HEAD NECK & SPINE SURGERY Abstract Calcific tendinitis of the longus colli is an inflammatory disease caused by calcium hydroxyapatite crystal deposition in the longus colli tendon of the prevertebral space. The typical imaging characteristics of this entity are calcifications on the longus colli tendons at the C1-2 level and fluid collection in the retropharyngeal space in plain radiograph. Usually, calcific lesion can be detected by plain radiograph. We introduce 2 case of prevertebral calcific tendinitis nonvisible in plain radiograph, but the diagnosis was confirmed on computerized tomography. Keywords: Tissue plasminogen activator; Hemorrhage; Stroke; Blepharoplasty; Ectropion Ischemic stroke; Complications; Treatment. Introduction Many population have neck pain at some time in their lives. According to the Global Burden of Disease 2016 Study, neck pain is the fourth leading cause of years lost to disabil...

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