TY - JOUR
T1 - Surgical management of calcinosis cutis universalis in systemic lupus erythematosus
AU - Cousins, Marleen A.M.
AU - Jones, Daniele
AU - Whyte, Michael P.
AU - Monafo, William W.
PY - 1997
Y1 - 1997
N2 - Calcinosis cutis is common in several connective tissue diseases but rare in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). A 43-year-old woman with a 12- year history of SLE who presented with calcinosis cutis at the time of SLE diagnosis developed a large, ulcerated, draining mass on her left hip. The lesion was excised and skin was grafted, with an excellent early result. The clinical variants and mechanisms of ectopic calcification are discussed, as well as the proposed medical therapies for calcinosis cutis.
AB - Calcinosis cutis is common in several connective tissue diseases but rare in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). A 43-year-old woman with a 12- year history of SLE who presented with calcinosis cutis at the time of SLE diagnosis developed a large, ulcerated, draining mass on her left hip. The lesion was excised and skin was grafted, with an excellent early result. The clinical variants and mechanisms of ectopic calcification are discussed, as well as the proposed medical therapies for calcinosis cutis.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0030951655&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1002/art.1780400325
DO - 10.1002/art.1780400325
M3 - Article
C2 - 9082946
AN - SCOPUS:0030951655
VL - 40
SP - 570
EP - 572
JO - Arthritis and Rheumatism
JF - Arthritis and Rheumatism
SN - 0004-3591
IS - 3
ER -