Diaphysitis in tumoral calcinosis syndrome
Ballina-García, F.J.; Queiro-Silva, R.; Fernández-Vega, F.; Fernández-Sánchez, J.A.; Weruaga-Rey, A.; Pérez-Del Rio, M.J.; Rodríguez-Pérez, A.
Journal of Rheumatology 23(12): 2148-2151
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 0315-162X PMID: 8970054 Document Number: 459753
Diaphysitis is uncommon in children. We describe a case of diaphyseal inflammation in several bones with high levels of phosphorus in an 8-year-old boy who later developed subcutaneous masses of tumoral calcinosis. This report serves as a review of this puzzling problem in clinical diagnosis.