Ossifying myositis in the infant. About a case

Abstract

Myositis ossificans is a benign disorder characterized by the formation of heterotopic bone in skeletal muscle or soft tissues. It is extremely rare in children, <1% of cases occur in children under 10 years. We present a 17-day-old boy that, after 10 days of Intermediate Care Unit stay, was referred to our hospital for a developmental dysplasia of the hip. On clinical examination, he had swelling on the left thigh and increase in size compared to the contralateral one, therefore was admitted for studying. Imaging findings including plain radiographs, CT, MRI and bone scintigraphy, as well as treatment performed, are described. To the best of our knowledge, is the youngest case reported in the literature.

Keywords: Atraumatic myositis ossificans; Heterotopic ossification; Miositis osificante; Miositis osificante atraumática; Miositis osificante no traumática; Miositis osificante pseudomaligna; Myositis ossificans; Nontraumatic myositis ossificans; Osificación heterotópica; Pseudomalignant myositis ossificans.