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Case Reports
. 2019 Sep;22(9):1787-1788.
doi: 10.1111/1756-185X.13648. Epub 2019 Jul 2.

Giant calcinosis revealing systemic sclerosis

Etienne Meriglier  1   2 , François Lafourcade  3 , Bruno Gombert  4 , Cedric Landron  1
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Case Reports

Giant calcinosis revealing systemic sclerosis

Etienne Meriglier et al. Int J Rheum Dis. 2019 Sep.

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.

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