Calcific tendinopathy is a condition that is related to the deposition of calcium, mostly
hydroxyapatite crystals, within the tendons. The shoulder and the hip are commonly affected …

Study Design: Case description. Objective: Acute calcific tendinitis of the longus colli muscle
is a rare clinical entity that causes severe neck pain. This entity is not well recognized due to …

Background Acute calcific longus colli tendinitis is a rare, noninfectious inflammatory
condition caused by the deposition of calcium crystals. The condition is self-limiting, yet …

Background Acute calcific tendinitis (ACT) of the longus colli muscle (LCM) is an
inflammatory response due to deposition of calcium hydroxyapatite crystals. It is typically …

Presented here is a rare cause of severe neck pain–acute longus colli calcific tendinitis–in a
54 year old man who presented to the emergency department. The neck pain is due to …

Background. Retropharyngeal calcific tendinitis (RCT) is a relatively benign condition of
calcination of the longus colli muscle tendon of unknown origin, which causes severe acute …

Dişhekimliğinde rutin radyolojik muayeneler sırasında nadir ve tesadüfi bir bulgu olarak
karşımıza çıkan kalsifikasyonlar, kalsiyum tuzlarının yumuşak dokularda birikmesi sonucu …

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 …

Discussion Horowitz et al. demonstrated that longus colli tendinitis occurs with an age-
matched incidence of 1.31 per 100,000 person-years (1). It is possible that many cases …

Acute calcific longus colli tendinitis (ACLCT), a very rare cause of severe neck pain,
dysphagia and odynophagia, is often mistaken for other common causes of neck pain …