Giant calcinosis revealing systemic sclerosis

Int J Rheum Dis. 2019 Sep;22(9):1787-1788. doi: 10.1111/1756-185X.13648. Epub 2019 Jul 2.

Abstract

Calcinosis is a complication of systemic sclerosis, most often occurring more than several years after diagnosis. We report the case of a man who developed severe calcinosis in shoulders and hips occurring before other systemic sclerosis' symptoms.

Keywords: calcinosis; systemic sclerosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Biomechanical Phenomena
  • Calcinosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Calcinosis / etiology*
  • Calcinosis / physiopathology
  • Hip Joint / diagnostic imaging
  • Hip Joint / physiopathology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Prognosis
  • Scleroderma, Systemic / complications*
  • Scleroderma, Systemic / diagnosis
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Shoulder Joint / diagnostic imaging
  • Shoulder Joint / physiopathology*
  • Time Factors