Heterotopic ossification presenting as acute arthritis.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We describe a patient with acute myeloblastic leukemia in remission who developed painful, swollen knees 6 weeks after being ventilated for acute respiratory distress syndrome. Synovial fluid analysis was nondiagnostic and initial radiographs of his knees were normal. Repeat radiographs 5 weeks later showed periarticular calcification and the diagnosis of heterotopic ossification was made. Heterotopic ossification should be part of the differential diagnosis of acute arthritis in critically ill patients.
Medical subject headings
- Arthritis
- Ossification, Heterotopic