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Sudhir Kumar Mahapatra1, Alok Sud2, Anil Mehtani3
1Senior Resident, Department of Orthopedics, Lady Hardinge Medical College, Saheed Bhagat Singh Marg, Opposite Shivaji Stadium, New Delhi 110001, India.
Abstract:
Calcification of intervertebral disc in children is rare. It mostly affect lower cervical region and present with acute neck pain, torticolis, restriction of range of motion. Neurological deficit or dyspahagia are rare features. The presence of fever, leukocytosis and elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate, gives impression of tuberculosis or other infections. This differentiation is important as the management of pediatric disc calcification is mostly conservative and prognosis is good.