Idiopathic myositis ossificans of the lateral pterygoid muscle in the paediatric patient: A case report

Myositis ossificans traumatica rarely affects the muscles of mastication. Since 1924, there has only been one case reported to affect the muscles of mastication in the paediatric population. The purpose of this paper is to present an 11-year-old girl with calcification of her right lateral pterygoid...

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Published inAdvances in oral and maxillofacial surgery Vol. 1; p. 100002
Main Authors Narsinh, Pritesh, Lin, Yuxin Ken
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2021
Elsevier
Subjects
Idiopathica
Lateral pterygoid
MOT
Myositis ossificans
Traumatica
Lateral pterygoid
Traumatica
MOT
Myositis ossificans
Idiopathica
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Summary:Myositis ossificans traumatica rarely affects the muscles of mastication. Since 1924, there has only been one case reported to affect the muscles of mastication in the paediatric population. The purpose of this paper is to present an 11-year-old girl with calcification of her right lateral pterygoid muscle with no evidence of previous trauma to the muscle. The clinical history and radiographic features resembled an extremely rare form of myositis ossificans also known as myositis ossificans idiopathica.
ISSN:2667-1476
2667-1476
DOI:10.1016/j.adoms.2020.100002