%0 Journal Article
%T An Unusual Complication of an Infiltrated Intravenous Catheter: Heterotopic Ossification in a Newborn
%A Lavi Nissim
%A Dorothy Gilbertson-Dahdal
%J Journal of Radiology Case Reports
%D 2008
%I EduRad Publishing
%R 10.3941/jrcr.v2i2.30
%X Heterotopic ossification refers to formation of lamellar     bone in soft tissues. The etiology is diverse and includes genetic, post-traumatic, and metabolic causes. Elicitation of     bone morphogenic proteins are thought to play a key role in the pathogenic process. Initially, heterotopic ossification presents a clinical and radiographic challenge in that it can be mistaken for other more worrisome entities which present with calcified soft tissue masses. However, a spontaneous clinical resolution, temporal relationship to an inciting agent, and radiographic evolution to a peripherally-calcified lesion are all clues to the diagnosis. Here we present the clinical and radiographic features of heterotopic ossification as a result of an infiltrated peripheral IV.
%K heterotopic ossification
%K myositis ossificans
%K myositis ossificans traumatica
%U http://www.radiologycases.com/index.php/radiologycases/article/view/30