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A Rare Cause of Dysphagia to Remember: Calcific Tendinitis of the Longus Colli Muscle

Longus colli tendinitis (LCT) is an acute inflammatory condition with symptoms typically consisting of acute neck pain and stiffness with or without dysphagia. Once more severe etiologies for these symptoms are ruled out, this self-limiting condition usually resolves spontaneously with nonsteroidal...

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Autores principales: Colella, Dominic M., Calderón Sandoval, Fiorela, Powers, David W., Patel, Nimal, Sobrado, Javier
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5216232/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28100997
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000452199
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author Colella, Dominic M.
Calderón Sandoval, Fiorela
Powers, David W.
Patel, Nimal
Sobrado, Javier
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description Longus colli tendinitis (LCT) is an acute inflammatory condition with symptoms typically consisting of acute neck pain and stiffness with or without dysphagia. Once more severe etiologies for these symptoms are ruled out, this self-limiting condition usually resolves spontaneously with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and corticosteroids. We present a case of LCT that presented as acute neck pain, dysphagia, and odynophagia that rapidly resolved once diagnosed and treated with anti-inflammatory agents. Though exceedingly rare, LCT must be considered in the differential diagnosis of acute neck pain, dysphagia, and odynophagia when more common etiologies do not correlate with the clinical presentation.
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spelling pubmed-52162322017-01-18 A Rare Cause of Dysphagia to Remember: Calcific Tendinitis of the Longus Colli Muscle Colella, Dominic M. Calderón Sandoval, Fiorela Powers, David W. Patel, Nimal Sobrado, Javier Case Rep Gastroenterol Single Case Longus colli tendinitis (LCT) is an acute inflammatory condition with symptoms typically consisting of acute neck pain and stiffness with or without dysphagia. Once more severe etiologies for these symptoms are ruled out, this self-limiting condition usually resolves spontaneously with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and corticosteroids. We present a case of LCT that presented as acute neck pain, dysphagia, and odynophagia that rapidly resolved once diagnosed and treated with anti-inflammatory agents. Though exceedingly rare, LCT must be considered in the differential diagnosis of acute neck pain, dysphagia, and odynophagia when more common etiologies do not correlate with the clinical presentation. S. Karger AG 2016-12-13 /pmc/articles/PMC5216232/ /pubmed/28100997 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000452199 Text en Copyright © 2016 the Author(s) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-4.0 International License (CC BY-NC) (http://www.karger.com/Services/OpenAccessLicense). Usage and distribution for commercial purposes requires written permission.
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Colella, Dominic M.
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A Rare Cause of Dysphagia to Remember: Calcific Tendinitis of the Longus Colli Muscle
title A Rare Cause of Dysphagia to Remember: Calcific Tendinitis of the Longus Colli Muscle
title_full A Rare Cause of Dysphagia to Remember: Calcific Tendinitis of the Longus Colli Muscle
title_fullStr A Rare Cause of Dysphagia to Remember: Calcific Tendinitis of the Longus Colli Muscle
title_full_unstemmed A Rare Cause of Dysphagia to Remember: Calcific Tendinitis of the Longus Colli Muscle
title_short A Rare Cause of Dysphagia to Remember: Calcific Tendinitis of the Longus Colli Muscle
title_sort rare cause of dysphagia to remember: calcific tendinitis of the longus colli muscle
topic Single Case
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5216232/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28100997
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000452199
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