Spontaneous resolution of post-traumatic calcification

Emerg Radiol. 2008 Nov;15(6):445-7. doi: 10.1007/s10140-007-0698-6. Epub 2008 Jan 10.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Calcinosis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Calcinosis / etiology*
  • Child
  • Durapatite / metabolism
  • Female
  • Forefoot, Human / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Radiography
  • Wounds, Nonpenetrating / complications*
  • Wounds, Nonpenetrating / diagnostic imaging*

Substances

  • Durapatite