ATYPICAL PRESENTATION OF MYOSITIS OSSIFICANS PROGRESSIVA IN A 63-YEAR-OLD WOMAN: OLDEST REPORTED CASE FROM PAKISTAN
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surgery, myositis, ossifying lesion, calcification, progressivaAbstract
Myositis Ossificans (MO) is a heterotrophic ossifying lesion of benign aetiology. It typically presents as a solitary, well-defined lesion. This disease is most commonly seen in skeletal muscles and can often also be seen in subcutaneous fat. Myositis Ossificans Progressiva (MOP) is a hereditary disorder. There is limited published literature available regarding this disease and its presentation. However, it seems that there are exceptions to when this disease can present. In this paper, we detail an interesting case of a 63-year-old female patient who presented to the OPD as a late-onset progressive MO with no known aetiology. Due to limited erudition on the presentation and precluding factors of the disease at this age, a diagnosis was made after assiduous care, diligence, and time. An extensive literature search has ascertained this to be the oldest patient presenting as Atypical MOP worldwide and the first reporting of Adult-Onset MOP in the sub-continent.
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