Journal of General Internal Medicine

, Volume 29, Issue 1, pp 246–247 | Cite as

Calcinosis in Adult-Onset Dermatomyositis: Metastatic or Dystrophic?

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KEY WORDS

calcinosis dermatomyositis leukocytoclastic vasculitis hypercalcemia lymphoma 

Abbreviations

PTH

Parathyroid hormone

Notes

Conflict of Interest

The authors declare that they do not have any conflicts of interest.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Barry Ladizinski
    • 1
  • Ali Khan
    • 2
  • Christopher Sankey
    • 2
  1. 1.Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthBaltimoreUSA
  2. 2.Department of Internal MedicineYale School of MedicineNew HavenUSA

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