neck pain/fever

We report five cases of acute neck pain with fever in patients with diffuse articular chondrocalcinosis and computed tomography evidence of calcification of the transverse ligament of the atlas. A review of the relevant literature illustrated the high frequency of this condition, the variability of

Most cases of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) present with arthritis, carditis or choreiform movements. However, a variety of clinical manifestations which are not included in the modified Jones criteria can be the presenting symptoms of the disease. We describe a case of a 10-year-old boy with ARF who

A 64-year-old man was admitted for a neck pain, posterior headaches, fever (39°C), and an inflammatory syndrome lasting for six weeks (persistent elevation of C-reactive protein, around 200 mg/l). Because of a dry cough, a bronchopneumonia was firstly suspected: antibiotics were inefficient. The

A 58-year-old male patient presented to the emergency department with complaints of severe neck pain. He admitted to drug use but denied using intravenous (IV) drugs. On exam, he had a fever of 100.7°F, positive Kernig's sign, and normal neurologic exam. The patient was suspected to have bacterial

We presented a case of a 69-year-old woman who experienced monthly episodes of facial swelling and nonpruritic, erythematous rash on her face, accompanied by high fever, nausea, headache, and neck pain over 1 year. Her symptoms started with myalgia, arthralgia, fever and neck stiffness, and

A 39-year-old woman presented to the emergency room with fever and tender swollen neck two days after the first injection of Peginterferon alpha-2a (Pegasys). She had been under Interferon therapy for melanoma over the last five months. Because of side effects Interferon alpha-2a (Roferon-A) was