Soft-tissue calcification in systemic lupus erythematosus

Quismorio, Francisco P.

doi:10.1001/archderm.111.3.352

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“…The most common organisms that have been recovered from the joints of patients with SLE have been Neisseria gonorrhoeue, S aureus, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Salmonella typhimurium, and Proteus mirubilis (6,9,25,26). The mean duration of SLE at the onset of infection in these patients was 6.5 years.…”

Section: Infectious Arthritis In Other Chronic Rheumatic Disordersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Infectious arthritis complicating rheumatoid arthritis and other chronic rheumatic disorders

Goldenberg

1989

Arthritis & Rheumatism

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Infectious arthritis complicating rheumatoid arthritis and other chronic rheumatic disorders

Goldenberg

1989

Arthritis & Rheumatism

132

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“…Four of the 34 SLE cases with calcinosis had also muscular symptoms [4, 5, 6]. The problem of the origin (lupus erythematosus or calcinosis) of the muscular symptoms in these patients as well as in the present case remains unsolved.…”

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“…Soft tissue calcification is known to occur in systemic sclerosis [1]and dermatomyositis [2], less frequently in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]and even more rarely in localized discoid lupus erythematosus [11]. …”

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Dystrophic Calcinosis cutis in Subacute Lupus

Marzano

Колесникова²,

Gasparini³

et al. 1999

Dermatology

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Dystrophic calcinosis cutis is known to be associated with various connective tissue disorders but to the best of our knowledge has never been reported in subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus (SCLE), a distinctive cutaneous subset in the spectrum of lupus erythematosus. It occurs without calcium and phosphorus metabolic abnormalities and may be localized or generalized. We report a patient with SCLE who developed calcinosis cutis and had normal serum calcium and phosphorus levels and, interestingly, a normal concentration of blood ionized calcium. This latter, which represents the active form in the total amount of blood calcium, is a parameter only rarely assessed in patients with dystrophic calcinosis cutis. Thus, other pathogenic factors should be investigated to clarify the pathophysiology of the dystrophic type of calcification.

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“…Calcinosis cutis is rare in SLE; however, it occasionally develops in women with long-standing and usually severe SLE. 10,11 Soft tissue calcification in 35 SLE patients revealed a predilection for the extremities and buttocks, and is usually limited within the dermis or subcutaneous fat tissue of a small area. 12 The pathophysiology of calcinosis cutis remains unclear.…”

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Successful treatment with bosentan for refractory digital ulcers in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus

Nagai

Shimizu

Ishikawa

2008

The Journal of Dermatology

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We report a 32-year-old woman with a 12-year history of systemic lupus erythematosus. Physical examination revealed indurated plaques with small ulcers on her extremities and trunk, which were histologically diagnosed as lupus erythematosus profundus. On her arms and knees, multiple small calcified nodules were noted in the dermis and subcutis. An elevated level of anti-phosphatidylserine/prothrombin antibodies was noted. She had been suffering from digital ulcers on the left fourth finger. Despite conservative therapies, new ulcers appeared on other fingers. After the administration of bosentan, no new lesion has developed. Bosentan, recognized as a choice of treatments for digital ulcers in systemic sclerosis, is worth trying in systemic lupus erythematosus patients with refractory digital ulcers.

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Soft-tissue calcification in systemic lupus erythematosus

Cited by 11 publications

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Infectious arthritis complicating rheumatoid arthritis and other chronic rheumatic disorders

Infectious arthritis complicating rheumatoid arthritis and other chronic rheumatic disorders

Dystrophic Calcinosis cutis in Subacute Lupus

Successful treatment with bosentan for refractory digital ulcers in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus

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