CALCIFIC BURSITIS IN A 3-YEAR-OLD BOY - A CASE-REPORT

Authors
HATORI M SAKURAI M WATANABE N
Citation
M. Hatori et al., CALCIFIC BURSITIS IN A 3-YEAR-OLD BOY - A CASE-REPORT, Foot & ankle international, 16(5), 1995, pp. 295-298
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Orthopedics
Journal title
Foot & ankle international → ACNP
ISSN journal
10711007
Volume
16
Issue
5
Year of publication
1995
Pages
295 - 298
Database
ISI
SICI code
1071-1007(1995)16:5<295:CBIA3B>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
This is a case report of calcific bursitis adjacent to the first metat arsophalangeal (MP) joint in a 3-year-old boy. The patient had two att acks of pain on the medial side of the first MP joint, resembling an a cute gouty attack. Roentgenograms showed calcified opacity adjacent to the medial side of the first MP joint. Surgical removal of the calcif ied bursa was performed. X-ray analyses revealed that this calcified d eposit was hydroxyapatite.