PARASPINAL CALCINOSIS ASSOCIATED WITH PROGRESSIVE SYSTEMIC-SCLEROSIS - CASE-REPORT

The authors describe a case of paraspinal calcinosis in a 65-year-old woman with progressive systemic sclerosis. Although calcinosis occurs in up to 27% of cases of progressive systemic sclerosis, symptomatic p araspinal calcinosis is extremely rare. In the case reported here, mul tiple cervical facet joints were compromised by progressive calcinosis , leading to glacial spinal instability. Internal fixation was indicat ed to correct the instability and decompress the spinal canal. Medical therapy was instituted to arrest or reverse the ongoing calcinosis.