Myositis ossificans masquerading as sepsis.
An unusual case of myositis ossificans about the shoulder in an 11-year-old girl is presented. The purpose in describing this case is twofold: (a) to illustrate the difficulty in making the diagnosis when it presents in an unusual clinical fashion and (b) to demonstrate the potential use of the computed tomography scan as an aid in diagnosing the condition at a relatively early stage in its course.
D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009221:Myositis Ossificans / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed