Juvenile dermatomyositis with joint contractures and calcinosis cutis
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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...
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عنوان ژورنال: Dermatology Online Journal
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1087-2108
DOI: 10.5070/d32110028957