Hypercalcaemia during resolution of calcinosis in juvenile dermatomyositis.
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Treatment of calcinosis with biphosphonates in juvenile dermatomyositis
Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is a multisystem disease that is characterized by nonsuppurative inflammation of striated muscle and skin. Dystrophic calcification occurs in up to 40% of children We present our treatment approach in four JDM patients with calcinosis. Four female patients (median age 8.5 years, range 6–14) had been diagnosed as JDM in our center. Two of them presented with severe...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1984
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.288.6427.1345