Crowned Dens Syndrome: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.
10.14245/kjs.2014.11.1.15
- Author:
Gwang Soo LEE
1
;
Ra Sun KIM
;
Hyung Ki PARK
;
Jae Chil CHANG
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. rasonie@schmc.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Neck pain;
Calcium pyrophosphate;
Axis;
Computed tomography
- MeSH:
Arthritis;
Arthritis, Rheumatoid;
Axis, Cervical Vertebra;
Calcium Pyrophosphate;
Cervical Vertebrae;
Crowns*;
Crystallins;
Epidural Abscess;
Female;
Giant Cells;
Meningitis;
Neck;
Neck Pain;
Polymyalgia Rheumatica;
Spondylitis
- From:Korean Journal of Spine
2014;11(1):15-17
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The crowned dens syndrome (CDS), also known as periodontoid calcium pyrophosphate dehydrate crystal deposition disease, is typified clinically by severe cervical pain, neck stiffness and atlantoaxial synovial calcification which could be misdiagnosed as meningitis, epidural abscess, polymyalgia rheumatica, giant cell arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, cervical spondylitis or metastatic spinal tumor. Crystalline deposition on cervical vertebrae is less well known disease entity and only a limited number of cases have been reported to date. Authors report a case of CDS and describe the clinical feature.
