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We present a case of acute retropharyngeal calcific tendinitis with characteristic findings on radiographic, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). To our knowledge, this is the first acute retropharyngeal calcific tendinitis report having inflammation of both the vertebra itself and the longus colli muscle diagnosed on MRI. In patients with neck pain, acute retropharyngeal calcific tendinitis should be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis, even if these patients had vertebral pathological signals on MRI.
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Mihmanli, I., Karaarslan, E. & Kanberoglu, K. Inflammation of vertebral bone associated with acute calcific tendinitis of the longus colli muscle. Neuroradiology 43, 1098–1101 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002340100644
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002340100644