Case Report
Retropharyngeal Calcific Tendinitis Mimicking a Retropharyngeal Phlegmon
Table 1
Summary of clinical findings.
| | Clinical finding | Case | Case | Case | Case
| Ratio and mean |
| | Age (years) | 63 | 40 | 30 | 52 | 46 | | Sex | M | F | F | M | 1 : 1 | | RCT immediately identified | − | − | − | − | 0/4 | | Time between presentation and diagnosis (days) | 25 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9.25 | | Neck pain | + | + | + | + | 4/4 | | Limited ROM | + | + | + | + | 4/4 | | Odynophagia | + | + | + | + | 4/4 | | Dysphagia | − | − | − | − | 0/4 | | Severe fever (≥38°C) | − | − | − | − | 0 | | Leukocytosis (≥10 800 mm3) | + | N/A | N/A | −
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RCT: retropharyngeal calcific tendinitis.
ROM: range of movements.
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