Calcinosis Cutis is a rare disorder marked by calcium deposits in the skin, often linked to autoimmune diseases like dermatomyositis, systemic sclerosis, and lupus, as well as chronic kidney ...

In addition, those with limited scleroderma tend to have telangiectasias (85% of patients); digestive problems involving the esophagus (80%); and calcinosis (50%), often called CREST syndrome ...

A 55-year-old woman with a history of scleroderma presented after 5 days of experiencing fever, chills and progressive swelling of her right thumb (Fig. 1). The thumb was exquisitely tender to touch.

CREST is made up of five separate issues: — Calcinosis cutis, the deposition of calcium in the skin. — Raynaud’s phenomenon, color changes and pain in the extremities upon exposure to coldness.

Among patients with juvenile dermatomyositis, calcinosis was associated with longer active disease duration and disease severity, according to data.

Scleroderma, also sometimes referred to as systemic sclerosis, is a chronic autoimmune disorder that involves progressive hardening of the skin. An excess of collagen and other connective tissues ...

Renal Crisis Despite the use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors to prevent scleroderma renal crisis (SRC), it occurs in 6% of all patients with SSc, and in 10–15% of those with diffuse ...