Unusually diffuse idiopathic calcinosis cutis

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 268-270

  Guermazi, Ali ^a,b   Grigoryan, Mikayel ^a   Cordoliani, Florence ^b   Kérob, Delphine ^b  

^a Synarc ^*  (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Calcification; Idiopathic calcinosis cutis; Radiograph

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4;

AGED; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; KNEE PAIN; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CALCIFICATION; SOFT TISSUE CALCIFICATION; SUBCUTANEOUS NODULE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AGED; CALCINOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845878808     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-005-0135-8     Document Type: Article

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