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Pediatric intervertebral disc calcification: A no touch lesion
Intervertebral disc calcification (IVDC), though rare, remains an important differential of pediatric spinal pain. A 7-year-old boy presented with sudden-onset severe neck pain and restricted movements. There was no definite history of trauma or infection. Imaging of the cervical spine showed calcif...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3669470/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23741126 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-8237.110123 |
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author | Garg, Monika Kumar, Sanyal Satija, Bhawna Gupta, Rajat |
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description | Intervertebral disc calcification (IVDC), though rare, remains an important differential of pediatric spinal pain. A 7-year-old boy presented with sudden-onset severe neck pain and restricted movements. There was no definite history of trauma or infection. Imaging of the cervical spine showed calcification of the intervertebral disc at C2–3 level, with significant posterior protrusion into the spinal canal causing compression of the cervical spinal cord. The child was kept on conservative management. The calcification and posterior protrusion showed near-complete resolution on 3-month follow-up. This case report emphasizes that childhood IVDC is a benign condition which commonly resolves spontaneously, without any surgical intervention and neurological sequelae. |
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spelling | pubmed-36694702013-06-05 Pediatric intervertebral disc calcification: A no touch lesion Garg, Monika Kumar, Sanyal Satija, Bhawna Gupta, Rajat J Craniovertebr Junction Spine Case Report Intervertebral disc calcification (IVDC), though rare, remains an important differential of pediatric spinal pain. A 7-year-old boy presented with sudden-onset severe neck pain and restricted movements. There was no definite history of trauma or infection. Imaging of the cervical spine showed calcification of the intervertebral disc at C2–3 level, with significant posterior protrusion into the spinal canal causing compression of the cervical spinal cord. The child was kept on conservative management. The calcification and posterior protrusion showed near-complete resolution on 3-month follow-up. This case report emphasizes that childhood IVDC is a benign condition which commonly resolves spontaneously, without any surgical intervention and neurological sequelae. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012 /pmc/articles/PMC3669470/ /pubmed/23741126 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-8237.110123 Text en Copyright: © Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Garg, Monika Kumar, Sanyal Satija, Bhawna Gupta, Rajat Pediatric intervertebral disc calcification: A no touch lesion |
title | Pediatric intervertebral disc calcification: A no touch lesion |
title_full | Pediatric intervertebral disc calcification: A no touch lesion |
title_fullStr | Pediatric intervertebral disc calcification: A no touch lesion |
title_full_unstemmed | Pediatric intervertebral disc calcification: A no touch lesion |
title_short | Pediatric intervertebral disc calcification: A no touch lesion |
title_sort | pediatric intervertebral disc calcification: a no touch lesion |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3669470/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23741126 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-8237.110123 |
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