CASE 60 History: A 49-year-old man presents with acute worsening of neck pain for 3 days. 1. What should be included in the differential diagnosis for the imaging findings presented? (Choose all that apply.) c. Acute calcific prevertebral tendinitis d. C2 fracture with prevertebral soft tissue edema e. Diskitis osteomyelitis with prevertebral phlegmon 2. Which one of the following findings supports the diagnosis of calcific tendinitis of the longus colli muscle? a. Peripheral enhancement of the prevertebral effusion b. Necrotic retropharyngeal nodes c. Amorphous calcifications inferior to the anterior arch of C1 3. Which of the following structures is not a boundary of the retropharyngeal space? a. Deep layer of the deep cervical fascia c. Middle layer of the deep cervical fascia
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