title: Calcific tendinitis of the supraspinatus tendon in a 7-year-old boy: diagnostic challenges.
abstract: This report is of a case of acute calcific tendinitis of supraspinatus tendon in a 7-year-old boy who presented to the hospital with an acute painful shoulder after a fall. Initial radiographs mimicked fracture of the greater tuberosity of the humerus. Subsequent investigation confirmed that the appearance was due to a calcific tendinitis. The patient recovered shortly afterwards with complete resolution of the calcific lesion.
authors: Division of Paediatric Orthopaedics, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, United Christian Hospital, Kwun Tong, Hong Kong. drcmfong@yahoo.com.hk
authors: C M
authors: CM
authors: Fong
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D020069:Shoulder Pain / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D052256:Tendinopathy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics