Unusual serosal calcifications in CREST syndrome

Calcinosis Cutis in CREST Syndrome

Calcinosis cutis is a term used to describe a group of disorders in which calcium deposits form in the skin and classified as metastatic, dystrophic, idiopathic and iatrogenic. The present case has calcinosis cutis with features of Raynaud’s phenomenon, oesophageal dysmotility, sclerodactyly and telangiectasia (CREST syndrome) the patients with CREST syndrome often have better prognosis than di...

Breast calcifications following electrical defibrillation: An unusual mammographic appearance

We present a case of a 57-year-old woman with a past medical history of end-stage renal disease and a recent history of electrical defibrillation who arrived for her annual mammogram with no breast-related complaints. The mammogram showed interval development of unusual clusters of heterogeneous calcifications. The patient underwent stereotactic core-needle biopsy for definitive diagnosis. The ...

Primary biliary cirrhosis and CREST syndrome.

of the skin folds of her face and a lack of ability to open her mouth. Her limbs showed sclerodactyly and isolated telangiectases (Fig. 1a). She had positive anticentromere antibody. She was evaluated because of dysphagia with solids, pyrosis and regurgitation. The esophageal manometry showed a hypotensive lower esophageal sphincter and peristaltic waves of low amplitude in the body of the esop...

Oral medicine case book 62: CREST syndrome.

Leukoencephalopathy with cerebral calcifications and cyst: Labrune syndrome.

1 Professor da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Fortaleza, UNIFOR, Fortaleza CE; Médico Neurologista Infantil do Hospital Estadual Albert Sabin, SESA-CE; Médico Colaborador do grupo de neurogenética do Centro de Estudos do Genoma Humano, ICB-USP, São Paulo SP, Brazil; 2 Acadêmico de Medicina da UNIFOR, Fortaleza CE, Brazil; 3 Neurologista do Hospital Geral de FortalezaHGF-SESA-CE, Forta...