Calcinosis cutis in a systemic lupus erithematosus patient.
Keywords:
lupus erythematosus, systemic, calcinosis, infectionAbstract
Calcinosis cutis is a rare complication of systemic lupus erythematosus. We present the case of a 24 year old woman with lupus, who presented with multiple soft tissue abscesses. After studying the patient we could establish calcinosis cutis as the underlying process of infection.
Author Biographies
Ana María Rivas
Residente III de Dermatología, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia
Verónica Molina
Dermatóloga, docente, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana y Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe, Medellín, Colombia.
Luz Adriana Vásquez
Dermatóloga, Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe, Medellín, Colombia.
Ana Cristina Ruiz
Dermatopatóloga, Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe, Medellín, Colombia.
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2. Cousins MA, Jones DB, Whyte MP, Monafo WW. Surgical management of calcinosis cutis universalis in systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis Rheum. 1997;40:570-2.
3. Bathia S, Silverberg NB, Don PC, Weinberg JM. Extensive calcinosis cutis in association with systemic lupus erythematosus. Acta Derm Venereol. 2001;81:446-7.
4. Rothe MJ, Grant-Kels JM, Rothfield NF. Extensive calcinosis cutis with systemic lupus erythematosus. Arch Dermatol. 1990;126:1060-3.
5. Boulman N, Slobodin G, Rozenbaum M, Rosner I. Calcinosis in rheumatic diseases. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2005;34:805-12.
6. Neuman WF, DiStefano V, Mubryan BJ. The surface chemistry of bone. III. Observations on the role of phosphatase. J Biol Chem. 1951;193:227-35.
7. Walsh JS, Fairley JA. Calcifying disorders of skin. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1995;33:693-706.
8. Park YM, Lee SJ, Kang H, Cho SH. Large subcutaneous calcification in systemic lupus erythematosus: treatment with oral aluminum hydroxide administration followed by surgical excision. J Korean Med Sci. 1999;14:589-92.
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Rivas AM, Molina V, Vásquez LA, Ruiz AC. Calcinosis cutis in a systemic lupus erithematosus patient. rev. asoc. colomb. dermatol. cir. dematol. [Internet]. 2019 Feb. 13 [cited 2024 Jul. 22];17(4):239-41. Available from: https://revista.asocolderma.org.co/index.php/asocolderma/article/view/180
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How to Cite
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Rivas AM, Molina V, Vásquez LA, Ruiz AC. Calcinosis cutis in a systemic lupus erithematosus patient. rev. asoc. colomb. dermatol. cir. dematol. [Internet]. 2019 Feb. 13 [cited 2024 Jul. 22];17(4):239-41. Available from: https://revista.asocolderma.org.co/index.php/asocolderma/article/view/180
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