Calcinosis universalis: A rare diagnosis

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 294-298

  Santili, Cláudio ^a,b   Akkari, Miguel ^a   Waisberg, Gilberto ^a   Kessler, Clóris ^a   De Alcantara, Tabata ^a   Delai, Patrícia L ^a  

^a FACULDADE DE CIÊNCIAS MÉDICAS DA SANTA CASA DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Calcinosis universalis; Heterotopic ossification

Indexed keywords

BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM; EDETATE CALCIUM; ETIDRONIC ACID; STEROID;

ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CALCINOSIS; CALCINOSIS UNIVERSALIS; CASE REPORT; DERMATOPOLYMYOSITIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MUSCLE; OSSIFYING MYOSITIS; POLYMYOSITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RARE DISEASE; SKIN; SOFT TISSUE CALCIFICATION; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; TENDON; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 27244435062     PISSN: 1060152X     EISSN: 14735865     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01202412-200507000-00012     Document Type: Article

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