
doi: 10.1007/bf00303576
pmid: 8402706
Two cases of intervertebral disc calcification in children are reported. A 13-year-old boy presented with right subscapular pain radiating into the axilla with radiographic demonstration of multiple calcified intervertebral discs and a herniated fragment of calcified nucleus pulposus at T2-3. His condition improved with conservative therapy, and follow-up radiographic evaluation revealed resolution of the herniated calcified disc material. A second case of multiple intervertebral disc calcifications was observed incidentally in an asymptomatic 6-year-old boy. The clinical presentation of this condition, its incidence, natural history, proposed etiologies, treatment options, and outcome are reviewed.
Male, Adolescent, Calcinosis, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Thoracic Vertebrae, Diagnosis, Differential, Scoliosis, Cervical Vertebrae, Humans, Spinal Diseases, Child, Intervertebral Disc, Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Male, Adolescent, Calcinosis, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Thoracic Vertebrae, Diagnosis, Differential, Scoliosis, Cervical Vertebrae, Humans, Spinal Diseases, Child, Intervertebral Disc, Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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