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Giant calcinosis revealing systemic sclerosis
Author(s) -
Meriglier Etienne,
Lafourcade François,
Gombert Bruno,
Landron Cedric
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of rheumatic diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.795
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1756-185X
pISSN - 1756-1841
DOI - 10.1111/1756-185x.13648
Subject(s) - calcinosis , medicine , progressive systemic sclerosis , shoulders , scleroderma (fungus) , dermatology , complication , systemic disease , pathology , surgery , calcification , disease , raynaud disease , inoculation
Calcinosis is a complication of systemic sclerosis, most often occurring more than several years after diagnosis. We report the case of a man who developed severe calcinosis in shoulders and hips occurring before other systemic sclerosis' symptoms.