Diaphysitis in tumoral calcinosis syndrome.
Diaphysitis is uncommon in children. We describe a case of diaphyseal inflammation in several bones with high levels of phosphorus in an 8-year-old boy who later developed subcutaneous masses of tumoral calcinosis. This report serves as a review of this puzzling problem in clinical diagnosis.
Ballina-García
F J
FJ
Department of Medicine, Hospital Central de Asturias, University Centre, Oviedo, Spain.
Queiro-Silva
R
R
Fernández-Vega
F
F
Fernández-Sánchez
J A
JA
Weruaga-Rey
A
A
Pérez-Del Rio
M J
MJ
Rodríguez-Pérez
A
A
D001168:Arthritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002648:Child; D018483:Diaphyses / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005528:Foot / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013577:Syndrome; D014070:Tooth / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging