Dystrophic calcifications secondary to intramuscular injections (elaiomi)
Diagnosis certain
Presentation
Incidental finding.
Patient Data
Age: 65 years
Gender: Female
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The supine pelvic X-ray reveals several calcifications in the soft tissue of both gluteal regions (dystrophic calcifications).
Case Discussion
This type of calcifications are also referred to as calcified gluteal injection site granulomas, calcified injection granulomas or "elaiomi" (from the Greek: élaion "oil", with suffix-oma). They form due to injections made subcutaneously (the injections were not intramuscular). At injection sites, fat necrosis, scar formation and calcium deposition occurs.
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