title: Panniculitis ossificans traumatica: an unusual presentation.
abstract: We describe a patient with panniculitis ossificans traumatica that arose adjacent to the mandible. Panniculitis ossificans traumatica is an unusual form of heterotopic calcification that develops within subcutaneous fat as a result of injury. There have been few reported cases, and we know of none in the maxillofacial region despite the frequency of trauma to this region. As a result few treatment protocols exist. We describe an experience with its diagnosis and management.
authors.affiliation: Maxillofacial Unit, University Hospital Birmingham -Queen Elizabeth II, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TH, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: G A E
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Burke
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: MacBean
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology; D002680:Chin / Q000293:injuries*; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D015434:Panniculitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000150:complications*