Hypercalcemia during the resolution of calcinosis universalis in juvenile dermatomyositis.
Publication/Presentation Date
11-1-1991
Abstract
Dystrophic calcification is seen in more than 50% of children with juvenile dermatomyositis and tends to resolve spontaneously in some patients. Calcinosis universalis is the least common type of calcification seen and rarely regresses. We describe a boy with juvenile dermatomyositis and calcinosis universalis who developed hypercalcemia during spontaneous regression of dystrophic calcification. The treatment and possible mechanisms of this complication are discussed.
Volume
18
Issue
11
First Page
1730
Last Page
1734
ISSN
0315-162X
Published In/Presented At
Ostrov, B. E., Goldsmith, D. P., Eichenfield, A. H., & Athreya, B. H. (1991). Hypercalcemia during the resolution of calcinosis universalis in juvenile dermatomyositis. The Journal of rheumatology, 18(11), 1730–1734.
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences | Pediatrics
PubMedID
1787495
Department(s)
Department of Pediatrics
Document Type
Article