Acute calcific tendinitis of the longus colli: A case report

Abstract

Acute calcific longus colli tendinitis is a differential diagnosis of neck pain. Typical presentation consists in a triad of symptoms including acute onset neck pain, neck stiffness and odynophagia. Computed tomography (CT) is the gold standard for acute calcific longus colli tendinitis diagnosis and the main radiological findings include prevertebral soft tissue swelling and the presence of amorphous calcifications. The case involves a 39-year-old female who presented to the emergency department with acute unilateral cervical pain that resulted in acute calcific longus colli tendinitis.

Keywords

• Tendinopathy
• Calcinosis
• Neck muscles
• Case report
• Multidetector computed tomography
• Magnetic resonance imaging