title: Childhood intervertebral disc calcification.
abstract: Two cases of intervertebral disc calcification in children are reported. A 13-year-old boy presented with right subscapular pain radiating into the axilla with radiographic demonstration of multiple calcified intervertebral discs and a herniated fragment of calcified nucleus pulposus at T2-3. His condition improved with conservative therapy, and follow-up radiographic evaluation revealed resolution of the herniated calcified disc material. A second case of multiple intervertebral disc calcifications was observed incidentally in an asymptomatic 6-year-old boy. The clinical presentation of this condition, its incidence, natural history, proposed etiologies, treatment options, and outcome are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030.
authors.forename: B T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Mellion
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Laurent
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Watters
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007403:Intervertebral Disc / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed