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Arquivos de Medicina
On-line version ISSN 2183-2447
Abstract
PINELO, Elisabete; TAVARES, Sandra; MAGALHAES, Américo and MORAIS, Anabela. Calcinosis in Juvenile. Arq Med [online]. 2009, vol.23, n.1, pp.3-6. ISSN 2183-2447.
Calcinosis is a common and debilitating complication of juvenile dermatomyosistis. It is a hallmark of the disease, occurring mainly in pediatric patients. Little is known about its pathophysiology, and there is no universally recognized treatment. This work reports a clinical case of juvenile dermatomyosistis with severe calcinosis and consequent reflection of the praised therapeutics.
Keywords : juvenile dermatomyosistis; calcinosis; probenecid; diltiazem; colchicine; bisphophonates.