Dystrophic calcification in the neck--a case report.
One 55 years aged male person was admitted with progressive painless neck swelling with multiple discharging sinuses. His X-ray of the neck showed a dense radio-opaque shadow & serum calcium level was 2 mmol/l. On neck exploration, an irregular calculus was revealed; hooking around the left carotid sheath. Histopathology confirmed the clinical diagnosis of tuberculosis. Anti-TB chemotherapy for six months cured him.
Deptt. of E.N.T., Chittagong Medical College.
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D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D002137:Calculi / Q000473:pathology*; D017577:Cutaneous Fistula / Q000473:pathology; D006097:Granulation Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009333:Neck / Q000473:pathology*; D009336:Necrosis; D014388:Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / Q000473:pathology*
D002118:Calcium