Arthropathy and cutaneous calcinosis in hemodialysis oxalosis

Large joint destructive arthropathy and tumoral calcinosis associated to primary oxalosis: case report and literature review.

A case of destructive arthropathy of hips and shoulders with tumoral calcinosis associated with calcium oxalate deposits in a patient with primary oxalosis and end stage renal disease on hemodialysis.

Severe Calcinosis in Limited Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis

A 56-year-old woman presented with long-standing pain in both knees. She had been suffering from Raynaud’s phenomenon for 10 years. A physical examination showed hard subcutaneous nodules on the extensor surfaces of both knees and elbows (Picture 1: left elbow and right knee) with sclerodactyly and telangieclagia in both hands. The Creactive protein level was normal (0.08 mg/dL, normal < 0.3), ...

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Severe calcinosis cutis with cutaneous ulceration in juvenile dermatomyositis.

BACKGROUND Calcinosis cutis is usually seen in long standing and untreated cases of juvenile dermatomyositis. CASE CHARACTERISTICS 7-year-old girl with severe calcinosis cutis who developed cutaneous ulceration, rash and myopathy. OBSERVATION Myopathic changes in EMG, muscle edema in MRI, elevated muscle enzymes and Jo-1 positive antibodies. OUTCOME Treatment with prednisolone and methotr...

Treatment of cutaneous calcinosis in limited systemic sclerosis with minocycline.

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effect of minocycline as treatment for cutaneous calcinosis in limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis (lcSSc). METHODS Patients with lcSSc who had cutaneous calcinosis causing pain or ulceration, or both, were prescribed minocycline 50 or 100 mg daily regularly in an open label manner between November 1994 and April 2000. At routine clinical follow up the appearance o...