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Heterotopic ossification post COVID-19: Report of two cases
Heterotopic ossification is often associated with trauma and surgery, and infrequently reported with immobilization due to critical illness. We present 2 patients who developed heterotopic ossification following severe COVID-19 infection. Both patients were middle-aged females who were hospitalized...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7744651/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33354272 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2020.12.002 |
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author | Aziz, Amany Choudhari, Rishabh Alexander, Anup Jacob Allam, Emad |
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description | Heterotopic ossification is often associated with trauma and surgery, and infrequently reported with immobilization due to critical illness. We present 2 patients who developed heterotopic ossification following severe COVID-19 infection. Both patients were middle-aged females who were hospitalized for one month or greater due to COVID-19 requiring mechanical ventilation. Both developed shoulder pain and/or stiffness a few months after discharge, with imaging studies clearly illustrating development of heterotopic ossification around the shoulders. The etiology is unclear, with immobilization and hypoxia being the primary considerations. Physical examination and radiography are essential to diagnosis. Awareness of this complication and early diagnosis may help minimize functional impairment. |
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spelling | pubmed-77446512020-12-21 Heterotopic ossification post COVID-19: Report of two cases Aziz, Amany Choudhari, Rishabh Alexander, Anup Jacob Allam, Emad Radiol Case Rep Case Report Heterotopic ossification is often associated with trauma and surgery, and infrequently reported with immobilization due to critical illness. We present 2 patients who developed heterotopic ossification following severe COVID-19 infection. Both patients were middle-aged females who were hospitalized for one month or greater due to COVID-19 requiring mechanical ventilation. Both developed shoulder pain and/or stiffness a few months after discharge, with imaging studies clearly illustrating development of heterotopic ossification around the shoulders. The etiology is unclear, with immobilization and hypoxia being the primary considerations. Physical examination and radiography are essential to diagnosis. Awareness of this complication and early diagnosis may help minimize functional impairment. Elsevier 2020-12-09 /pmc/articles/PMC7744651/ /pubmed/33354272 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2020.12.002 Text en © 2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of University of Washington. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Case Report Aziz, Amany Choudhari, Rishabh Alexander, Anup Jacob Allam, Emad Heterotopic ossification post COVID-19: Report of two cases |
title | Heterotopic ossification post COVID-19: Report of two cases |
title_full | Heterotopic ossification post COVID-19: Report of two cases |
title_fullStr | Heterotopic ossification post COVID-19: Report of two cases |
title_full_unstemmed | Heterotopic ossification post COVID-19: Report of two cases |
title_short | Heterotopic ossification post COVID-19: Report of two cases |
title_sort | heterotopic ossification post covid-19: report of two cases |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7744651/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33354272 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2020.12.002 |
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