title: Renal osteodystrophy presenting with multiple calcified periarticular swellings.
abstract: Renal osteodystrophy denotes skeletal abnormality in patients with renal disease. Although radiological and histological evidences of osseous abnormality are commonly seen in advanced renal failure, clinical symptoms of bone disease are uncommon. In this article a case of chronic renal failure presented with multiple calcified periarticular swellings measuring up to 5 cm in diameter is described. The patient also had severe osteopenia, subperiosteal erosions, bilateral shrunken echogenic kidneys as well as clinical and biochemical evidences of chronic renal failure. Renal osteodystrophy is discussed and related literature is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Addis Ababa University, P.O. Box 9086, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
authors.forename: Samson
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ashine
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Admassie
mesh_terms: D001851:Bone Diseases, Metabolic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D012080:Chronic Kidney Disease-Mineral and Bone Disorder / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D018450:Disease Progression; D005002:Ethiopia; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged