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.
© 2019 Asia Pacific League of Associations for Rheumatology and John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Biomechanical Phenomena
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Calcinosis / diagnostic imaging
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Calcinosis / etiology*
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Calcinosis / physiopathology
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Hip Joint / diagnostic imaging
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Hip Joint / physiopathology*
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Humans
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Male
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Predictive Value of Tests
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Prognosis
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Scleroderma, Systemic / complications*
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Scleroderma, Systemic / diagnosis
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Severity of Illness Index
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Shoulder Joint / diagnostic imaging
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Shoulder Joint / physiopathology*
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Time Factors