title: Acute calcific periarthritis of the hand and elbows in women. A study and review of the literature.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the clinical and radiological features of acute calcific periarthritis (ACP) of the hand and elbow in women and to review the literature.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective study of ACP of the hand and elbow was conducted in 10 women, and the literature since 1970 reviewed, using Medline data.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Ten women fulfilled the criteria of a single focus ACP. Mean age was 36.5 years (range 25-53). X-ray diffraction in 3 patients who underwent aspiration biopsy showed a pattern of calcium hydroxyapatite. The clinical course was short and self-limited. Most cases mimicked septic conditions and were initially misdiagnosed. All patients demonstrated gradual resolution of calcific deposits after 1-3 weeks.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We conclude that calcific tendinitis of the hand and elbow is a self-limiting disease affecting mainly pre or perimenopausal women.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine B, Beilinson Medical Center, Petah Tiqva, Israel.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Yosipovitch
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yosipovitch
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001168:Arthritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D001175:Arthrography; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D003460:Crystallization; D017886:Durapatite / Q000378:metabolism; D004551:Elbow Joint; D005260:Female; D005384:Finger Joint; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014953:Wrist
chemical_list: D017886:Durapatite