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Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Temporal Computed Tomographic Findings

Sunita S. Mann, MD; Peter M. Som, MD; Jeffrey P. Gumprecht, MD

Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2000;126:785-788.

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INTRODUCTION

Myositis ossificans circumscripta (MOC) is an uncommon disease that has been reported to develop after trauma, burns, and infections, as well as in cases in which the pathogenesis is unknown. Although most cases of MOC develop below the clavicles, it has been reported in the head and neck area, where it primarily involves the muscles of mastication.^1-4 To our knowledge, there have been only 4 previous reports of MOC affecting the paraspinal muscles.^5-8 We report the fifth such case, which developed in a human immunodeficiency virus–positive patient, and describe the longitudinal imaging changes of MOC.

REPORT OF A CASE

A 41-year-old Hispanic man presented with a 1-week history of torticollis and severe pain in the left side of his neck that radiated into his left shoulder. He was positive for human immunodeficiency virus; however, his disease was clinically in good control and . . . [Full Text of this Article]

COMMENT

From the Departments of Radiology (Drs Mann and Som), Otolaryngology (Dr Som), and Medicine (Dr Gumprecht), Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York University, New York, NY.