title: Polyarticular heterotopic ossification complicating drug-induced coma.
abstract: The authors describe a case of generalised heterotopic ossification (HO) complicating the clinical course of a 31-year-old male patient with a history of Hodgkin's lymphoma and of long stay in an intensive care unit, where he had been placed in an artificial coma. The clinical features, as well as radiological findings and therapy, are discussed.
authors.affiliation: V O di Rheumatologia, Azienda Ospedaliera San Camillo-Forlanini, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Sebastiani
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Antonelli
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D003128:Coma / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000150:complications*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D011859:Radiography; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones