Fever as a Presentation of Tumoral Calcinosis: A Case Report
| Autor: | Christopher Mesa, Shante Hinson, Edgardo Guzman, Nga Nguyen, Lincoln Medical |
|---|---|
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
musculoskeletal diseases
medicine.medical_specialty hemodialysis General Immunology and Microbiology business.industry tumoral calcinosis General Neuroscience lcsh:R lcsh:Medicine seronegative spondyloarthritis soft tissue calcification medicine.disease Dermatology General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology renal insufficiency medicine Tumoral calcinosis Presentation (obstetrics) business |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Biomedicine, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 75-78 (2018) |
| ISSN: | 2158-0529 2158-0510 |
| Popis: | Tumoral calcinosis (TC) is a rare condition in which there is periarticular calcium deposition in the soft tissue forming a mass. The most common locations of TC are the larger joints such as the hip, shoulder, and knee, as well as the hands and wrists. Patients will often present with localized swelling, pain, and reduced joint mobility. We will discuss a 48-year-old male on hemodialysis who presented with a fever of unknown source and diffuse joint pain. He was found to have progressive, multiple tumor-like swellings on his shoulders, hands, and knees. He was diagnosed with TC and managed with a high dose phosphate binder with resolution of his fever and improvement in his pain. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|