Calcinosis in Scleroderma

Raynaud, digital ulcers and calcinosis in scleroderma.

Raynaud, digital ulcers and calcinosis are frequent manifestations of patients with systemic sclerosis. Digital ulcers are seen in more than half of the patients with scleroderma. Hospitalizations, ischemic complications and impairment of hand function are frequently observed in patients with digital ulcers, especially if treatment is delayed. Rapid and intensive treatment escalation in patient...

Dystrophic Calcinosis in a Patient with Scleroderma: Imaging Findings and Literature Review

 Subcutaneous calcinosis consists of abnormal calcium deposition in soft tissues and is one of the complications of scleroderma, especially in limited systemic sclerosis. It is one of the criteria of CREST syndrome (calcinosis cutis, Raynaud phenomenon, esophageal dysfunction, sclerodactyly, and telangiectasia). A 44-year-old woman with systemic scleroderma for 20 years was presented with pain ...

Spinal cord compression by ectopic calcinosis in scleroderma.

Systemic sclerosis (SS) is a chronic, multisystemic disease, characterized by inflammation associated with fibrosis. Calcinosis is one of the manifestations of this disorder, observed in 10 to 20% of cases. It is usually located on the extensor surface of the phalanges, peri-articular tissue and near the bone prominences. There are only a few cases reported of SS with vertebral column involveme...

Calcinosis cutis.

1 of 2 DESCRIPTION An 87-year-old woman with a history of hypertension, atrial fi brillation, and mixed connective tissue disease was admitted to hospital because of heart failure. Besides clinical signs of ventricular dysfunction, physical examination showed painless, subcutaneous nodules that had developed during the past 10 years on her left elbow ( fi gure 1A ) and knees ( fi gure 1B , righ...

Calcinosis Cutis