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To the Editor: The medical mystery in the September 25 issue¹ involved a 48-year-old woman who had a 30-year history of dermatomyositis treated with prednisolone and who was admitted for depression and nausea. An abdominal radiograph was obtained. The diagnosis is calcinosis universalis, shown here by the ectopic calcification (Figure 1B). This is a rare complication of dermatomyositis resulting from dystrophic calcification within the affected tissue. There was also skin pressure necrosis, as seen in Figure 1A.

View larger version (45K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 1. A 48-Year-Old Woman with Calcinosis Universalis. Panel A shows multiple skin nodules and skin pressure necrosis of the right flank, . . . [Full Text of this Article]

 

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