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Is Anti-NXP2 Autoantibody a Risk Factor for Calcinosis and Poor Outcome in Juvenile Dermatomyositis Patients? Case Series

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022
Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) has a wide spectrum of clinical presentations. In the last decade, several myositis-specific antibodies have been identified in patients with JDM and connected with specific organ involvement or specific clinical picture ...
Natasa Toplak, Pallavi Pimpale Chavan, Silvia Rosina, Tomas Dallos, Oz Rotem Semo, Cassyanne L. Aguiar, Raju Khubchandani, Angelo Ravelli, Angelo Ravelli, Anjali Patwardhan   +9 more
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Calcinosis in juvenile dermatomyositis: Updates on pathogenesis and treatment

Frontiers in Medicine, 2023
Calcinosis, or the deposition of insoluble calcium salts in the skin, subcutaneous tissue, fascia, tendons, and muscles, is a feared complication of juvenile dermatomyositis.
Caitlan S. Pinotti, Laura Cannon, Jeffrey A. Dvergsten, Eveline Y. Wu, Eveline Y. Wu   +4 more
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Calcinosis Cutis and Calciphylaxis in Autoimmune Connective Tissue Diseases

Vaccines, 2023
Calcinosis represents a severe complication of several autoimmune disorders. Soft-tissue calcifications have been classified into five major types: dystrophic, metastatic, idiopathic, iatrogenic, and calciphylaxis.
Ilaria Mormile, Francesca Mosella, Piergiorgio Turco, Filomena Napolitano, Amato de Paulis, Francesca Wanda Rossi   +5 more
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Osteoclastogenesis in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis With and Without Calcinosis Cutis [PDF]

ACR Open Rheumatology
Objective We aimed to assess whether the presence of radiographically confirmed calcinosis of the hands in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) is associated with increased osteoclastogenesis.
Antonia Valenzuela, Guillermo Pérez, Lorinda Chung, Felipe Sánchez, Carolina Iturriaga, Rebeca Montalva, Arturo Borzutzky   +6 more
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Clinical course and potential associated factors of progressive calcinosis cutis in early systemic sclerosis: a cohort study [PDF]

Annals of Medicine
Background Calcinosis cutis of hands can progress and impair hand function in systemic sclerosis (SSc). Understanding the natural disease and comprehensive management is crucial.Objective To examine clinical course and identify risk factors associated ...
Vassana Kanjanajarurat, Prathana Chowchuen, Chingching Foocharoen, Punthip Thammaroj   +3 more
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Outcome Measures in Dystrophic Calcinosis Cutis: A Systematic Review [PDF]

JID Innovations
Background: Calcinosis cutis is a skin condition characterized by calcium salt deposition in the skin and subcutaneous tissues, significantly affecting patients' QOL.
Jennifer Foster, Leslie Guerrero, Benjamin F. Chong   +2 more
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BMP-4 and fetuin A in systemic sclerosis patients with or without calcinosis [PDF]

Frontiers in Immunology
IntroductionSystemic sclerosis (SSc) is a connective tissue disease at the interface between inflammation and autoimmunity progressively leading to diffuse microvascular and fibrotic involvement of the skin and of multiple internal organs. Approximately,
Francesco Demetrio Lofaro, Dilia Giuggioli, Susanna Bonacorsi, Martina Orlandi, Amelia Spinella, Marco De Pinto, Ottavio Secchi, Clodoveo Ferri, Federica Boraldi   +8 more
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Calcinosis in Scleroderma [PDF]

Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine, 1976
J N Rosenberg, Jayne Lewis
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Pre-patellar Tumoral Calcinosis of Knee with Intra-articular Extension: An Index Case Study [PDF]

Journal of Orthopaedic Case Reports
Introduction: Tumoral calcinosis is a rare hereditary condition characterized by the deposition of calcium phosphate and hydroxyapatite in periarticular soft tissues.
Manoj Kumar, Reddy Lakshmana Sai, Tufan Mandal, Kumar Keshav, Hari Kishan, Theynesh Kumar P   +5 more
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Development of a computed tomography calcium scoring technique for assessing calcinosis distribution, pattern and burden in dermatomyositis.

Rheumatology, 2023
OBJECTIVES To utilize whole-body computed tomography (CT) imaging and calcium scoring techniques as tools for calcinosis assessment in a prospective cohort of patients with adult and juvenile dermatomyositis (DM and JDM, respectively).
Briana A Cervantes, Prateek C. Gowda, L. Rider, F. Miller, Marcus Y. Chen, Adam Schiffenbauer   +5 more
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