Calcinosis cutis: a rare feature of adult dermatomyositis.
Dermatomyositis is an idiopathic inflammatory myopathy with characteristic cutaneous manifestations. We describe a case of a 55-year-old woman with dermatomyositis who presented with dystrophic calcinosis resistant to medical treatment.
Lobo
Inês Machado Moreira
IM
Department of Dermatology, Hospital Geral de Santo António, Porto, Portugal. inesmlobo@hotmail.com
Machado
Susana
S
Teixeira
Marta
M
Selores
Manuela
M
D002114:Calcinosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000150:complications*; D004351:Drug Resistance; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy