Bilateral, symmetrical soft tissue calcifications in the face.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A 50-year-old woman with jaw pain and a history of bisphosphonate use was shown on radiography to have ill-defined soft tissue calcifications overlying the maxilla, mandible, and zygomatic bones bilaterally. The bones were normal. CT revealed similar findings. Although a broad imaging differential diagnosis was initially considered, further questioning of the patient revealed a history of facial injections with a calcium hydroxylapatite product for cosmetic purposes. The appearance of this increasingly popular treatment should be recognized to avoid errors in interpretation.
Medical subject headings
- Calcinosis
- Connective Tissue Diseases
- Cosmetic Techniques
- Durapatite