Calcinosis cutis presenting years before other clinical manifestations of juvenile dermatomyositis: Report of two cases

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 202-205

  Wananukul, Sirhvan ^a   Pongprasit, Prapai ^b   Wattanakrai, Penpun ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Aluminium hydroxide; Dystrophic calcification

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN CALCIFICATION;

EID: 0030859692     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.1997.tb01698.x     Document Type: Article

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