Extensive calcinosis cutis universalis in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus: 10-year treatment experience
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Extensive calcinosis cutis in association with systemic lupus erythematosus.
Sir, Calcium deposits in the skin sometimes occur is association with certain connective tissue diseases, particularlyscleroderma and dermatomyositis (1). This ® nding is extremely rare in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) (2). In most cases of calcinosis cutis in SLE, the deposition of calcium is usually seen under the cutaneous lupus lesions, and the amounts are relatively small. We report h...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1607-551X
DOI: 10.1016/j.kjms.2014.03.009