Crowned dens syndrome presenting as pyrexia of unknown origin (PUO)

Background. Deposition of calcium pyrophosphate crystals in the cervical spine around the odontoid process may lead to neck pain and fever. This condition is called crowned dens syndrome (CDS).

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Main Authors: Bansal Agam, Gupta Mohit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2019-09-01
Series:Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/rjim-2019-0011
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spelling doaj-c39cae50886245e29f36b4f88eba3bdd2021-09-05T14:01:26ZengSciendoRomanian Journal of Internal Medicine2501-062X2019-09-0157326626910.2478/rjim-2019-0011rjim-2019-0011Crowned dens syndrome presenting as pyrexia of unknown origin (PUO)Bansal Agam0Gupta Mohit1Department of Internal Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhopal, IndiaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Ohio, USABackground. Deposition of calcium pyrophosphate crystals in the cervical spine around the odontoid process may lead to neck pain and fever. This condition is called crowned dens syndrome (CDS).https://doi.org/10.2478/rjim-2019-0011crowned dens syndromefeverelderly
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Crowned dens syndrome presenting as pyrexia of unknown origin (PUO)
Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine
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fever
elderly
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Gupta Mohit
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title Crowned dens syndrome presenting as pyrexia of unknown origin (PUO)
title_short Crowned dens syndrome presenting as pyrexia of unknown origin (PUO)
title_full Crowned dens syndrome presenting as pyrexia of unknown origin (PUO)
title_fullStr Crowned dens syndrome presenting as pyrexia of unknown origin (PUO)
title_full_unstemmed Crowned dens syndrome presenting as pyrexia of unknown origin (PUO)
title_sort crowned dens syndrome presenting as pyrexia of unknown origin (puo)
publisher Sciendo
series Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine
issn 2501-062X
publishDate 2019-09-01
description Background. Deposition of calcium pyrophosphate crystals in the cervical spine around the odontoid process may lead to neck pain and fever. This condition is called crowned dens syndrome (CDS).
topic crowned dens syndrome
fever
elderly
url https://doi.org/10.2478/rjim-2019-0011
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