Hard as stone: an exuberant form of calcinosis cutis

ARP Rheumatol. 2024 Jul-Sep;3(3):237-239. doi: 10.63032/WGLX8122.

Abstract

Dermatomyositis (DM) is an immune-mediated myopathy characterized by proximal skeletal muscle weakness, muscle inflammation, and distinct skin manifestations. Calcinosis cutis, involving the deposition of insoluble calcium salts in the soft tissues, affects approximately 8% of DM patients1 and poses significant treatment challenges. It can complicate with inflammation, ulceration, pain, and local and systemic infections, resulting in considerable morbidity. We present the case of a 69-year-old-woman with dermatomyositis who developed an exuberant form of calcinosis cutis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Calcinosis Cutis
  • Calcinosis* / pathology
  • Dermatomyositis* / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Skin / pathology
  • Skin Diseases* / pathology