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Acute longus colli tendinitis: Case report of a rare cause of neck pain

Longus colli tendonitis is an uncommon aseptic inflammatory condition that affects the prevertebral longus colli tendon, which is a muscle that courses anteriorly from the level of the C1 to T3 vertebrae (1,2). Although longus colli tendonitis is a self-limited condition, the longus colli muscle is...

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Autores principales: Kessler, Benjamin, Leyva, Joana Diaz, Schmitt, Chelsea, Murtagh, Ryan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7334548/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32642012
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2020.05.058
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description Longus colli tendonitis is an uncommon aseptic inflammatory condition that affects the prevertebral longus colli tendon, which is a muscle that courses anteriorly from the level of the C1 to T3 vertebrae (1,2). Although longus colli tendonitis is a self-limited condition, the longus colli muscle is anterior to the prevertebral space and posterior to the pharyngeal constrictors, therefore when inflamed, leads to a myriad of symptoms that often mimic more serious conditions such as retropharyngeal abscess or meningitis (2). We present a case of a 39-year-old white male that presented with neck pain, neck stiffness, and pain with swallowing. Imaging findings on CT and MRI were consistent with a diagnosis of longus colli tendonitis. However, given the patient's presenting symptoms and elevated inflammatory lab markers, he was treated empirically with antibiotic therapy. This case report aims to educate on this condition and to discuss the diagnostic imaging findings to help avoid unnecessary treatments and interventions.
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spelling pubmed-73345482020-07-07 Acute longus colli tendinitis: Case report of a rare cause of neck pain Kessler, Benjamin Leyva, Joana Diaz Schmitt, Chelsea Murtagh, Ryan Radiol Case Rep Neuroradiology Longus colli tendonitis is an uncommon aseptic inflammatory condition that affects the prevertebral longus colli tendon, which is a muscle that courses anteriorly from the level of the C1 to T3 vertebrae (1,2). Although longus colli tendonitis is a self-limited condition, the longus colli muscle is anterior to the prevertebral space and posterior to the pharyngeal constrictors, therefore when inflamed, leads to a myriad of symptoms that often mimic more serious conditions such as retropharyngeal abscess or meningitis (2). We present a case of a 39-year-old white male that presented with neck pain, neck stiffness, and pain with swallowing. Imaging findings on CT and MRI were consistent with a diagnosis of longus colli tendonitis. However, given the patient's presenting symptoms and elevated inflammatory lab markers, he was treated empirically with antibiotic therapy. This case report aims to educate on this condition and to discuss the diagnostic imaging findings to help avoid unnecessary treatments and interventions. Elsevier 2020-07-02 /pmc/articles/PMC7334548/ /pubmed/32642012 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2020.05.058 Text en © 2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of University of Washington. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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Acute longus colli tendinitis: Case report of a rare cause of neck pain
title Acute longus colli tendinitis: Case report of a rare cause of neck pain
title_full Acute longus colli tendinitis: Case report of a rare cause of neck pain
title_fullStr Acute longus colli tendinitis: Case report of a rare cause of neck pain
title_full_unstemmed Acute longus colli tendinitis: Case report of a rare cause of neck pain
title_short Acute longus colli tendinitis: Case report of a rare cause of neck pain
title_sort acute longus colli tendinitis: case report of a rare cause of neck pain
topic Neuroradiology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7334548/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32642012
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2020.05.058
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