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Calcinosis Drainage from a Finger in Dermatomyositis

Dr. Janet Pope @Janetbirdope

#Calcinosis #Drainage #Finger #Dermatomyositis #clinical #video #physicalexam
Calcinosis Drainage ... Janetbirdope #Calcinosis
Calcinosis Cutis in CREST Syndrome

Elderly patient with long standing h/o systemic sclerosis presented with symptoms suggestive
Calcinosis Cutis ... Calcinosis cutis ... UFNephrology #Calcinosis
Fahr syndrome, also known as bilateral striatopallidodentate calcinosis, is characterised by abnormal vascular calcium deposition, particularly
striatopallidodentate calcinosis ... striatopallidodentate #calcinosis
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Limited - CREST:
 • Calcinosis
 • Raynaud phenomenon
 • Esophageal dysmotility
 • Sclerodactyly
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Limited - CREST: • Calcinosis
CREST Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

CALCINOSIS (BB-sized, hard nodules in fingers)
RAYNAUD'S Phenomenon
ESOPHAGEAL DYSMOTILITY
SCLERODACTYLY (thickening and tightening
Clinical Findings CALCINOSIS
Workup for Hyperphosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hyperphosphatemia: paraproteinemia, hyperlipidemia, hemolysis, hyperbilirubinemia, liposomal amphotericin
Familial tumoral calcinosis
Cutaneous and Systemic Findings in Dermatomyositis
Cutaneous Findings:
 - Heliotrope sign and edema
 - Nail-fold changes
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phenomenon - Calcinosis
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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poikiloderma, calcinosis
Diffuse Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
 - Pulmonary Fibrosis -> Crackles, Abnormal CXR
 - Pulmonary Hypertension, Right Heart
decr openinq) - Calcinosis
Anti-NXP-2 Dermatomyositis

What?
DM with generalized subcutaneous edema
Pts have more myalgias, more severe weakness, and an increased prevalence
• Subcutaneous calcinosis