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KMID : 0367419580010030051
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Journal of Korean Pediatric Society
1958 Volume.1 No. 3 p.51 ~ p.56
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A case of myositis ossificans progressiva
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Abstract
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A nine years and two months old girl was seen on the 13. of Jan. with a chief complaint of firm swelling of the right sternocleidomastoid muscle. This swelling had been noticed for ten days without ony notable cause. She had had no fever nor any other attributable symptom. At about 15 months of age, her mother noted that the child showed scoliosis of the spinal column and limited movement of the neck. No history of similar diseases or hereditary disturbances were known in her sister, three brothers, nor other members of the family.
The patient appeared somewhat undernourished and shorter than normal for her age. There was stiffness of the neck with limited rotation and inability to flex the chin onto the chest. There were microdactily of the thumbs and great toes and marked scoliosis of the spine.
The right sternal cleidomastoid muscle had swelled markedly with boardlike consistency. There were none of particular imflammtory changes on the overlying skin.
Laboratory examination revealed no abnormal findings except moderate positive result of Old Tuberculin test. Radiologic studies of skull, chest and long bones revealed normal formation except fusion of the I., II., III and IV. cervical spines.
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