A case of adult dermatomyositis with calcinosis universalis.
Calcinosis, although frequent in juvenile dermatomyositis is a rare finding in adults. It is more common in later phases of the disease, involving sites under chronic stress and trauma. We present a 52-year-old female patient of dermatomyositis who on single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography hybrid images showed exclusive subcutaneous fat calcinosis, also known as calcinosis universalis - a phenomenon that is only rarely reported in adult-onset dermatomyositis.
Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Mohan Roop
MR
Jayanthi
Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Rajender Kumar
RK
Basher
Department of Endocrinology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Sanjay Kumar
SK
Bhadada
Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Anish
A
Bhattacharya
Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Bhagwant Rai
BR
Mittal
Adult dermatomyositis; calcinosis universalis; hybrid single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography