Dermatomyositis with Extensive Calcification in an Adult

This report reviews a case of dermatomyositis presenting with weakness and extensive calcification in an adult. While dermatomyositis is not uncommon in adults, it is uncommon for calcifications to be present. Children develop calcifications more frequently than adults. When present in adults, small...

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Autores principales: Presley, Bradley C, Bush, Jeffrey S, Watson, Simon C
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine 2012
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Dermatology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3298200/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22461949
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2011.8.6823
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description This report reviews a case of dermatomyositis presenting with weakness and extensive calcification in an adult. While dermatomyositis is not uncommon in adults, it is uncommon for calcifications to be present. Children develop calcifications more frequently than adults. When present in adults, small calcifications on areas of frequent trauma such as elbows and fingers are more common. However, this patient presented with large calcified deposits in his abdomen and extremities. His treatment and course are described.
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spelling pubmed-32982002012-03-29 Dermatomyositis with Extensive Calcification in an Adult Presley, Bradley C Bush, Jeffrey S Watson, Simon C West J Emerg Med Dermatology This report reviews a case of dermatomyositis presenting with weakness and extensive calcification in an adult. While dermatomyositis is not uncommon in adults, it is uncommon for calcifications to be present. Children develop calcifications more frequently than adults. When present in adults, small calcifications on areas of frequent trauma such as elbows and fingers are more common. However, this patient presented with large calcified deposits in his abdomen and extremities. His treatment and course are described. Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine 2012-02 /pmc/articles/PMC3298200/ /pubmed/22461949 http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2011.8.6823 Text en the authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.
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Dermatomyositis with Extensive Calcification in an Adult
title Dermatomyositis with Extensive Calcification in an Adult
title_full Dermatomyositis with Extensive Calcification in an Adult
title_fullStr Dermatomyositis with Extensive Calcification in an Adult
title_full_unstemmed Dermatomyositis with Extensive Calcification in an Adult
title_short Dermatomyositis with Extensive Calcification in an Adult
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topic Dermatology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3298200/
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