Calcinosis cutis associated with amyopathic dermatomyositis: Response to intravenous immunoglobulin

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1076-1077

  Peñate, Yeray ^a   Guillermo, Noemi ^a   Melwani, Priti ^a   Martel, Rosa ^a   Hernández Machín, Buenaventura ^a   Borrego, Leopoldo ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO INSULAR DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CHLOROQUINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN; DILTIAZEM; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHOTREXATE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; CALCINOSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; OSTEOPOROSIS; PAIN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CALCIFICATION; SKIN ULCER; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

CALCINOSIS; DERMATOMYOSITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 65649125666     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2008.09.051     Document Type: Article

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