Mnemonics to remember the causes of soft tissue calcification include:
My GHOSTS 1
TIC MTV 2
Mnemonics
My GHOSTS
G: gout
O: ochronosis
TIC MTV
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T: tumor
soft tissue tumor (sarcoma, hemangioma, lipoma)
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I: inflammation/infection
parasitic infection/infestation
pancreatitis (fat necrosis)
bursitis/tendinitis
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C: congenital
fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (formerly myositis ossificans progressiva)
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M: metabolic
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T: trauma
burn injury
hematoma