An extremely severe case of cutaneous calcinosis with juvenile dermatomyositis, and successful treatment with diltiazem
- 1 April 2001
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in British Journal of Dermatology
- Vol. 144 (4) , 894-897
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2133.2001.04153.x
Abstract
A case of cutaneous calcinosis associated with juvenile dermatomyositis is described. The patient was a 3‐year‐old girl who had been diagnosed as having dermatomyositis at age 1 year. She was treated...Keywords
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