title: Dystrophic calcinosis in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis.
abstract: We report a rare case of dystrophic calcinosis in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis in bilateral buttock lesions and the right elbow joint. The calcinosis was surgically removed because it caused severe local pain, possible infection, and difficulty in sitting. Because no recommended standard pharmacotherapy exists for dystrophic calcinosis, surgical treatment should be taken into consideration when calcinosis causes severe local pain or restricts activities of daily life.
authors.affiliation: Center for Rheumatic Diseases, Yokohama City University Medical Center, 4-57 Urafune-cho, Minami-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 232-0024, Japan. k-hurry@nifty.com
authors.forename: Kengo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Harigane
authors.forename: Yuichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mochida
authors.forename: Katsushi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ishii
authors.forename: Shigeru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ono
authors.forename: Naoto
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mitsugi
authors.forename: Tomoyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Saito
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D002081:Buttocks / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003240:Connective Tissue Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome