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Dystrophic calcinosis in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis

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Modern Rheumatology

Abstract

We report a rare case of dystrophic calcinosis in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis in bilateral buttock lesions and the right elbow joint. The calcinosis was surgically removed because it caused severe local pain, possible infection, and difficulty in sitting. Because no recommended standard pharmacotherapy exists for dystrophic calcinosis, surgical treatment should be taken into consideration when calcinosis causes severe local pain or restricts activities of daily life.

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  1. Center for Rheumatic Diseases, Yokohama City University Medical Center, 4-57 Urafune-cho, Minami-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 232-0024, Japan

    Kengo Harigane, Yuichi Mochida, Katsushi Ishii & Shigeru Ono

  2. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan

    Naoto Mitsugi

  3. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan

    Tomoyuki Saito

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Harigane, K., Mochida, Y., Ishii, K. et al. Dystrophic calcinosis in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis. Mod Rheumatol 21, 85–88 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10165-010-0344-0

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