Dystrophic Extra-Articular Soft Tissue Calcification after Burn Injury: A Case Study and Literature Review
In-Sik Yun, M.D., Ph.D., Sang-Soo Lee, M.D., Yeo-Reum Jeon, M.D., Ph.D.1, Seum Chung, M.D., Ph.D.1 and Joon-Ho Song, M.D.1
Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, 1Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, National Health Insurance Service, Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, Korea
Correspondence to: Joon-Ho Song, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, National Health Insurance Service, Ilsan Hospital, 100 Ilsan-ro, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang 10444, Korea
Tel: 82-31-900-0979, Fax: 82-31-900-0679
E-mail: aaron@nhimc.or.kr
In-Sik Yun and Sang-Soo Lee contributed equally to this work as first authors.
Tel: 82-31-900-0979, Fax: 82-31-900-0679
E-mail: aaron@nhimc.or.kr
In-Sik Yun and Sang-Soo Lee contributed equally to this work as first authors.
Received June 3, 2021; Revised August 14, 2021; Accepted August 18, 2021.
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- Abstract
- Soft tissue calcifications after burn injuries are commonly found in the periarticular region. They can easily be found because they cause severe pain and distress to the patient. However, a long period is required to identify extra-articular soft tissue calcification after burn injuries because they have no specific symptoms. Herein, we present the case of a patient with dystrophic extra-articular soft tissue calcification after a burn injury. A 70-year-old woman developed a non-healing ulcer in the right lower leg area two months before presentation to the hospital. She had third-degree flame burns on the anteromedial tibial area of the right leg approximately 40 years prior, and there had been no particular problem. Examination revealed chronic ulcers, and a review of radiograph findings revealed irregular calcification. The wound was treated with wide excision with a skin graft, and it healed without complications. During follow-up one month later, no recurrence of the calcification or ulceration of the lesion was found.
- Keywords : Extra-articular soft tissue calcification, Burn scars, Wide excision and skin grafting
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