Calcinosis cutis universalis in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 70-74

  Tristano, Antonio G ^a,c   Villarroel, José L ^b   Rodríguez, María A ^b   Millan, Alberto ^b  

^a Hospital Dr Domingo Luciani   (Venezuela)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE CARACAS   (Venezuela)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcinosis cutis; Calcinosis universalis; Leg ulcers; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; AZATHIOPRINE; CIPROFLOXACIN; DILTIAZEM; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA ANTIBODY; LA ANTIBODY; PREDNISONE; RO ANTIBODY; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE;

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG RESPONSE; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HAND MALFORMATION; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY FIBROSIS; LEG EDEMA; LEG ULCER; OSTEOPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; RASH; SKIN CALCIFICATION; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; CALCINOSIS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POLARIZATION MICROSCOPY; SKIN DISEASE;

ADULT; CALCINOSIS; CALCIUM PHOSPHATES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG ULCER; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MICROSCOPY, POLARIZATION; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 33645751445     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-005-1134-5     Document Type: Article

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