Hypercalcemia during the resolution of calcinosis universalis in juvenile dermatomyositis.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Dystrophic calcification is seen in more than 50% of children with juvenile dermatomyositis and tends to resolve spontaneously in some patients. Calcinosis universalis is the least common type of calcification seen and rarely regresses. We describe a boy with juvenile dermatomyositis and calcinosis universalis who developed hypercalcemia during spontaneous regression of dystrophic calcification. The treatment and possible mechanisms of this complication are discussed.
Medical subject headings
- Calcinosis
- Dermatomyositis
- Hypercalcemia