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Case Reports
. 2008 Oct;46(7):596-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2008.02.019.

Panniculitis ossificans traumatica: an unusual presentation

G A E Burke  1 , D Shah, A D MacBean
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Panniculitis ossificans traumatica: an unusual presentation

G A E Burke et al. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2008 Oct.

Abstract

We describe a patient with panniculitis ossificans traumatica that arose adjacent to the mandible. Panniculitis ossificans traumatica is an unusual form of heterotopic calcification that develops within subcutaneous fat as a result of injury. There have been few reported cases, and we know of none in the maxillofacial region despite the frequency of trauma to this region. As a result few treatment protocols exist. We describe an experience with its diagnosis and management.

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