Parotid calcification in systemic lupus erythematosis.
Calcinosis universalis is an unusual complication of systemic lupus erythematosis (SLE). We describe the case of a 22-year-old patient diagnosed with SLE during childhood, who developed a previously unreported complication of parotid calcification. Medical treatment of calcinosis is often ineffective, whereas surgical intervention completely relieved the patient's symptoms.
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Department of Otolaryngology, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK. clairehopkins@yahoo.com
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D000328:Adult; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010305:Parotid Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed