Spontaneous resolution of post-traumatic calcification

An 11-year-old girl presented with a swollen medial aspect of the left forefoot following a blunt injury. Initial imaging revealed a well-defined calcific structure with a radiolucent line across it, medial to the head of the first metatarsal. The swelling and pain completely subsided over the cours...

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Published in:Emergency radiology 2008-11, Vol.15 (6), p.445-447
Main Authors: Karthik, Shishir, O’Connor, Philip J., Barron, Dominic A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Calcinosis - diagnostic imaging
Calcinosis - etiology
Case Report
Child
Durapatite - metabolism
Emergency Medicine
Female
Forefoot, Human - diagnostic imaging
Humans
Imaging
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Radiography
Radiology
Wounds, Nonpenetrating - complications
Wounds, Nonpenetrating - diagnostic imaging
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Summary:An 11-year-old girl presented with a swollen medial aspect of the left forefoot following a blunt injury. Initial imaging revealed a well-defined calcific structure with a radiolucent line across it, medial to the head of the first metatarsal. The swelling and pain completely subsided over the course of the following week. Follow-up imaging revealed a near complete resolution of the calcific density. This unusual presentation of acute post-traumatic deposition of calcium hydroxyapatite could be confused with injury to an ossicle.
ISSN:1070-3004
1438-1435
DOI:10.1007/s10140-007-0698-6