Acute Calcific Tendinitis of the Thumb in a Child: a Case Report

Overview

Journal Clin Rheumatol

Publisher Springer

Specialty Rheumatology

Date 2006 Aug 11

PMID 16900299

Citations 8

Authors

Michiyuki Hakozaki

Masumi Iwabuchi

Shinichi Konno

Shinichi Kikuchi

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Abstract

Acute calcific tendinitis is rare in hand and digit, especially in children. We describe a rare case of acute calcific tendinitis of the thumb [extensor pollicis longus (EPL) tendon] in a 10-year-old boy. Plain radiographs showed a calcium deposit in the EPL tendon. Conservative therapy completely resolved all symptoms in 1 week. The calcium deposit shown on plain radiographs became smaller and completely disappeared within 6 weeks.

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