Orthopedic & Muscular System: Current Research
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Abstract

Original Etiology of Acute and Febrile Neck Pain: Cervical Calcification of Ligamentum Flavum

Ines Mahmoud, Rawdha Tekaya, Olfa Saidane, Lilia Chaabouni and Rafik Zouari

Calcification of Ligamentum Flavum (CLF) is an uncommon disorder. We present a 56-year-old patient with an acute inflammatory, febrile neck pain and higher value of ESR mimicking spine infection. The imaging investigations conclude for the diagnosis of calcification of the ligamentum flavum. Our observation illustrate the difficulties to differentiate, clinically, infection and calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition in the spine and emphasize the importance of the imaging step in the diagnosis approach. Finally, we draw attention to the efficacy of medical treatment in our case and we discuss the different therapies proposed in the literature.