Acute Calcium Deposits in the Hand

The problem of acute and chronic deposits of calcium about the shoulder area is familiar to physicians and public alike. Much has been written concerning the cause and treatment of deposits in this area, but calcium deposits in other areas of the body are not so well known. The purpose of this paper is to focus attention on acute calcium deposits in the hand and to suggest a proper course of treatment for care. This condition has usually been overlooked; familiarity with the clinical picture should lead to more frequent recognition of the symptom pattern. The literature contains relatively few reports concerning calcium deposits in the hand. We feel that this reflects a lack of recognition by physicians of the clinical picture presented by calcium deposits with acute symptoms in this area. First mention of the problem was made by Cohen 1 in 1924. It was 10 years before another