Misconceived Retropharyngeal Calcific Tendinitis during Management of Myofascial Neck Pain Syndrome.
- Author:
Ji Youn OH
1
;
Jin Hun LIM
;
Yong Seok KIM
;
Young Eun KWON
;
Jae Yong YU
;
Jun Hak LEE
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Differential diagnosis; Longus colli; Myofascial pain syndrome; Odynophagia; Posterior neck pain; Retropharyngeal calcific tendinitis
- MeSH: Deglutition Disorders; Diagnosis, Differential; Durapatite; Humans; Myofascial Pain Syndromes; Neck Pain*; Neck*; Physical Examination; Tendinopathy*
- From:The Korean Journal of Pain 2016;29(1):48-52
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Differential diagnosis of posterior neck pain is very challenging based on symptoms and physical examination only. Retropharyngeal calcific tendinitis is a rare and frequently misdiagnosed entity in various causes of neck pain. It results from calcium hydroxyapatite deposition in the longus colli muscle which is characterized by severe neck pain, painful restriction of neck movement, dysphagia, and odynophagia. We herein report a case of a patient with acute retropharyngeal calcific tendinitis, who complained of posterior neck pain, initially diagnosed and treated as a myofascial neck pain syndrome.
