Authors

Rojith K B, MD¹, Suresh R Chandran, MD¹, Nedumaran, MD, DM¹, Veera Kesari, MD¹, Geetha, MD¹, Ramkumar, MD^1
1Department of Medicine, Coimbatore Medical College

Abstract

Dermatomyositis is an idiopathic inflammatory myopathy with characteristic cutaneous manifestations. We describe a case of a 21-year- old woman with dermatomyositis who presented with dystrophic calcinosis as a late manifestation of the disease. Calcinosis is an uncommon disorder characterized by hydroxyapatite crystals and amorphous calcium phosphates deposited in soft tissues, including the skin (calcinosis cutis).^2,3

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