Using imaging methods to assess severe calcinosis in juvenile dermatomyositis: A case report.
Heng XuLi WangShufeng WeiXiujuan HouKai YuanPublished in: International journal of rheumatic diseases (2022)
Calcinosis and lipodystrophy are severe complications of juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM). Up to 20% of patients have calcinosis, and the onset of calcinosis usually occurs 1 to 3 years after that of the illness. We report a case of JDM with severe complications of calcinosis and lipodystrophy, and we assess calcinosis using a variety of imaging methods. To evaluate the patient's inflammatory state, bone scintigraphy was performed, which demonstrated increased uptake in the right scapula, in addition, multiple calcifications are present subcutaneously on the shoulder and back, and inflammatory imaging features are also present in the right knee joint.
Keyphrases
- high resolution
- end stage renal disease
- early onset
- interstitial lung disease
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- disease activity
- rheumatoid arthritis
- prognostic factors
- drug induced
- systemic sclerosis
- peritoneal dialysis
- mass spectrometry
- photodynamic therapy
- fluorescence imaging
- patient reported outcomes
- postmenopausal women
- idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis