Tendinitis Of Longus Colli Muscle Research Articles

The critical role of computed tomography in the differential diagnosis of acute calcific tendinitis of longus colli muscle: A case report

Acute longus colli calcific tendinitis (ALCT) is a non-infectious inflammatory process. The typical clinical triad is acute neck pain, neck stiffness, and odynophagia. These findings can be confused with many common pathologies. As ALCT treatment is conservative and relatively easy, making the correct diagnosis is important. Radiology is of critical importance in the diagnosis of ACLT. The detection of prevertebral calcification by computed tomography is pathognomonic. Herein, we present a case with a sudden onset of neck and occipital pain accompanied by odynophagia following acute trauma and diagnosed with ALCT by radiological examination.

Calcific tendinitis of longus colli muscle

Longus colli kalsifik tendiniti inflamatuar bir surec olup longis kolli kasinin superior oblik kasinda kalsiyum hidroksiapatit kristallerinin birikmesi sonucu olusur. Retrofarengeal kalsifik tendinit veya akut kalsifik prevertebral tendinit olarak ta adlandirilir. Boyun agrisinin nadir bir nedeni olup klinik olarak disfaji,odinofaji ve bazen hafif ates ile seyredebilir. Labaratuar bulgusu olarak hafif lokosit ve sedimentasyon artisi olabilir. Tanisi radyolojik olarak anterior C1- C2 vertebrada kalsifikasyonun gorulmesi ve prevertebral yumusak doku sisliginin gosterilmesi ile konulur. Biz boyun fitigi nedeniyle opere olan hastada boyun agrisi ve disfaji sikayeti ile basvuran longus colli kalsifik tendinitli hastayi sunacagiz. Turkce Kisa Baslik: Longus colli kasinin kalsifik tendiniti

Diagnosis and Clinical Manifestations of Calcium Pyrophosphate and Basic Calcium Phosphate Crystal Deposition Diseases

Basic calcium phosphate and pyrophosphate calcium crystals are the 2 main calcium-containing crystals that can deposit in all skeletal tissues. These calcium crystals give rise to numerous manifestations, including acute inflammatory attacks that can mimic alarming and threatening differential diagnoses, osteoarthritis-like lesions, destructive arthropathies, and calcific tendinitis. Awareness of uncommon localizations and manifestations such as intraspinal deposition (eg, crowned dens syndrome, tendinitis of longus colli muscle, massive cervical myelopathy compression) prevents inappropriate procedures and cares. Coupling plain radiography, ultrasonography, computed tomography, and synovial fluid analysis allow accurate diagnosis by directly or indirectly identifying the GRAAL of microcrystal-related symptoms.