HYPERPHOSPHATAEMIC TUMORAL CALCINOSIS IN BEDOUIN ARABS - CLINICAL ANDRADIOLOGICAL FEATURES

In the first report of Bedouin Arabs with tumoral calcinosis, three Sa udi Arabian male siblings and their female first cousin with the condi tion are described. In tumoral calcinosis the majority of cases are fa milial, These patients had associated hyperphosphataemia with normal r enal function, The characteristic appearance of periarticular soft tis sue calcified masses was present. Two of the cases developed calcific myelitis of long bones - a recognized complication of the disease. Two have widespread arterial calcification, which has not previously been described, Two cases have other unusual features; one has a calcified mass which has destroyed the blade of the scapula, whilst another dev eloped a large tumoral mass on the posterior aspect of the knee.