Osteoclastogenesis in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis With and Without Calcinosis Cutis [PDF]
ACR Open RheumatologyObjective 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 +6 more
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BMP-4 and fetuin A in systemic sclerosis patients with or without calcinosis [PDF]
Frontiers in ImmunologyIntroductionSystemic 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 +8 more
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Is Anti-NXP2 Autoantibody a Risk Factor for Calcinosis and Poor Outcome in Juvenile Dermatomyositis Patients? Case Series [PDF]
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 +9 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 MedicineBackground 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 +3 more
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Eruptive syringomas with associated calcinosis cutis—A case report and literature review of this association [PDF]
SAGE Open Medical Case ReportsWe report the case of a 9-year-old boy presenting with eruptive syringomas and macroscopic lesions of calcinosis cutis resembling subepidermal calcified nodules.
Ahmed I Mourad, Richard M Haber
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Calcinosis in a roe deer fawn (Capreolus capreolus) in northern Germany
BMC Veterinary Research, 2020 Background Calcinosis has been reported for a broad range of different animals. Causes for calcinosis include metabolic disorders due to kidney failure, intoxication with calcinogenic plants, or iatrogenic overdose of vitamin D.
Matthias Gerhard Wagener +5 more
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Dystrophic calcinosis cutis in a patient with cutaneous sarcoidosis in remission
Skin Health and Disease, 2023 A 65‐year‐old Japanese woman was referred to our department because of a 5‐month history of asymptomatic papules on the face. She was diagnosed with cutaneous sarcoidosis on the face 20 years ago.
Miyuki Yoshikawa +3 more
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Cervical and lumbar paraspinal calcinosis in systemic sclerosis
Reumatismo, 2016 Calcinosis is a well-recognized manifestation of systemic sclerosis. Paraspinal or intraspinal calcinosis is rare, with reports of calcinosis involving the cervical, thoracic and lumbar separately, but not together.
C.K. Tan, E. Suresh
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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 +4 more
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Case Reports in Nephrology, 2021 Tumoral calcinosis is a rare but debilitating condition that can affect dialysis patients. Optimal management is largely unknown. We report the clinical course, treatment, and outcome of a peritoneal dialysis (PD) patient who developed tumoral calcinosis
Ho-Kwan Sin +11 more
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