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Idiopathic intervertebral disc calcification in childhood
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An 11-year-old girl presented with a 1-month history of back pain. Physical and neurological examinations were normal. Laboratory tests showed a mild increase in acute phase reactants, while x rays revealed a calcification in the pulpous nucleus of the D5/D6 intervertebral disc, confirmed by computerised tomography (fig 1A–C). Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed herniation of the calcified …
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