PURPOSE OF REVIEW Over the last few years, there have been several collaborative efforts focusing on how to assess the many aspects of juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM). It has become apparent that skin manifestations are an important part of the disease process that need to be evaluated, treated and controlled. Other extramuscular manifestations, such as calcinosis, are particularly difficult to ...

BACKGROUND Cutaneous calcification, or calcinosis cutis (CC), is found in approximately 1% of patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) undergoing chronic dialysis. While the pathogenesis is not well understood, it may be similar to those for medial and intimal vascular calcifications, which are actively regulated processes. OBSERVATION In a retrospective study of 9 patients, the role of a...

A case of exuberant acroosteolysis and subcutaneous tissue calcinosis in the absence of skin involvement is presented. Different hypotheses are discussed following the clinical unfolding of the case in practice.

Tumoral calcinosis is a rare disorder that presents with ectopic calcifications deposited at different periarticular soft tissue regions of the body- mostly hips, elbows and shoulders. It results from relative deficiency of, or resistance to, phosphate-regulating hormone - Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 (FGF23), due to gene mutations, causing hyperphosphatemia. We describe this condition in 13 yea...

To cite: Al-ani M, Parperis K, Kelly CDB. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2016214773 DESCRIPTION A 22-year-old Hispanic woman, visiting from Mexico, with a medical history significant for endstage renal disease secondary to hypoplastic kidneys on peritoneal dialysis for the past 2 years and hypertension on nifidipine 30 mg daily, losartan 50 mg dai...

Idiopathic scrotal calcinosis is a rare scrotal benign disease. Its distinct features are painless, non-pruritic, semi-soft palpable calcific transdermal nodules. We report a 42-year-old-man with asymptomatic multiple calcified scrotal skin nodules for 10 years. Under spinal anesthesia, the affected scrotal skin was excised and the nodules removed. We aim to explain the etiology, pathophysiolog...

Case A 12-years old girl with complaints of multiple lumps on her body since 1 years prior to admission. Two years prior to admission patient complained of movement limitation due to pain when doing leg lifting, squatting and standing up. One years prior to admission patient got bilateral symmetrical lumps on hip, corn size and getting bigger. Two months prior to admission the lumps got rupture...

236 Ann Dermatol Received January 9, 2017, Revised March 7, 2017, Accepted for publication April 3, 2017 Corresponding author: You Chan Kim, Department of Dermatology, Ajou University School of Medicine, 164 WorldCup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon 16499, Korea. Tel: 82-31-219-5190, Fax: 82-31-219-5189, E-mail: [email protected] This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creativ...