Which of the following condition can be responsible for heterotopic calcification in a 40 year old lady?
Correct Answer: Ankylosing spondylitis
Description: Heterotopic calcification means pathological calcification. It may be dystrophic or metastatic calcification. Calcification of the anterior spinal ligament occurs in ankylosing spondylitis which gives it the flowing wax appearance. Ref: Robbin's pathology, 6th Edition, Page 1252; Harrison 17th Edition, Page 2112
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