title: Bilateral, symmetrical soft tissue calcifications in the face.
abstract: A 50-year-old woman with jaw pain and a history of bisphosphonate use was shown on radiography to have ill-defined soft tissue calcifications overlying the maxilla, mandible, and zygomatic bones bilaterally. The bones were normal. CT revealed similar findings. Although a broad imaging differential diagnosis was initially considered, further questioning of the patient revealed a history of facial injections with a calcium hydroxylapatite product for cosmetic purposes. The appearance of this increasingly popular treatment should be recognized to avoid errors in interpretation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Yawkey 6, Boston, MA, 02114, USA. josuebmw3@gmail.com
authors.forename: Josue
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vazquez
authors.forename: Daniel I
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Rosenthal
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000009:adverse effects; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003240:Connective Tissue Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003357:Cosmetic Techniques / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017886:Durapatite / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D017886:Durapatite