Myositis (fasciitis) ossificans in an infant.
Myositis (fasciitis) ossificans developed following minor trauma to the soft tissues of the posterior aspect of the right knee of a 5-month-old female infant. The clinical and pathological features of myositis ossificans are reviewed and the differential diagnosis of soft tissue ossification in early childhood is discussed.
Heifetz
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Division of Pediatric Pathology, James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Galliani
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DeRosa
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D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000150:complications; D009221:Myositis Ossificans / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D013997:Time Factors