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Case Reports
. 2011 Sep;31(9):1247-50.
doi: 10.1007/s00296-010-1703-z. Epub 2010 Dec 4.

Severe headache complicated by vertical atlantoaxial subluxation in diffuse systemic sclerosis with crowned dens pattern calcification

Aki Shoji  1 , Koichiro Tahara, Haeru Hayashi, Soichiro Tsuji, Eri Kimura, Kengo Yamamoto, Masato Odawara, Tetsuji Sawada
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Severe headache complicated by vertical atlantoaxial subluxation in diffuse systemic sclerosis with crowned dens pattern calcification

Aki Shoji et al. Rheumatol Int. 2011 Sep.

Abstract

We report a 34-year-old female case of diffuse systemic sclerosis (SSc) with generalized ectopic calcification, who developed severe headache with vertical atlantoaxial subluxation (AAS) complicated by calcification around the odontoid process (crowned dens pattern calcification). Although a rare complication, AAS should be considered as a differential diagnosis of severe headache in SSc patients with extensive calcification.

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