Longus colli tendinitis. A review of literature and case series

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Table 1.

Epidemiological, clinical, and investigatory findings of our case series.

	Case 1	Case 2	Case 3	Case 4	Case 5
Age (years)	45	50	63	48	51
Sex	Woman	Man	Woman	Man	Woman
Neck pain (VAS)	+ (8)	+ (9)	+ (7)	+ (8)	+ (8)
Limited ROM^*	+	+	+	+	+
Swallowing complaints	+	+	+	+	+
Other complaints	Torticollis, radiating pain in left arm	Occipital headache		Left-sided neck pain
Primary diagnosis in ER	Cervical disc prolapse	Retropharyngeal abscess	Cervical pain syndrome	Meningitis/Spondylitis	Cervical pain syndrome
Body temperature (°C)	37.2	37	37.2	37	37.1
Leukocyte count^** (×10³/mm³)	11.5	9.77	9.07	15.6	7.6
CRP^***(mg/dL)	7.8	38	39.7	51.3	3.3
Calcifications	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Soft tissue swelling	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Effusion	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Duration till subsidence (days)	5	7	12	10	14

VAS = Visual Analogue Scale for neck pain at presentation,

ROM = range of motion,

^**

Leukocyte count (normal range 3.80–9.80 × 10³/mm³),

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CRP = C-reactive protein (normal range 0–5 mg/dL).

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