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Includes rheumatoid arthritis of the cervical facet joints, ankylosing spondylitis, herpes zoster (shingles), neoplasms metastatic to the spine, infections (osteomyelitis and epidural abscess), and metabolic bone diseases. Neck pain may also be referred from the heart with coronary artery ischemia (cervical angina syndrome).

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Section 3. Common Patient Presentations