title: Calcified thoracic intervertebral disc at two levels as a cause of mid-back pain in a child: a case report.
abstract: An uncommon case of calcified disc at two levels in the thoracic spine is presented. A 12-year-old girl presented with intervertebral thoracic disc calcification from the levels D7-D8 and D11-D12. Level D7-D8 remained asymptomatic, whereas at level D11-D12 she had spontaneous pain for 10 months. Her symptoms were self-limiting and disappeared with bed rest, analgesics, and the use of a brace. The radiological changes were the same at 4-year follow-up, but the patient remained asymptomatic.
mesh_terms: D001416:Back Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007403:Intervertebral Disc / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011859:Radiography; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae