A case of juvenile dermatomyositis with severe calcinosis and successful treatment with prednisone and diltiazem

Int J Dermatol. 2011 Jan;50(1):74-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2009.04449.x.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Calcinosis / drug therapy*
  • Calcinosis / pathology
  • Calcium Channel Blockers / therapeutic use*
  • Child
  • Dermatomyositis / drug therapy
  • Dermatomyositis / pathology
  • Diltiazem / therapeutic use*
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Humans
  • Liver / diagnostic imaging
  • Liver / drug effects
  • Liver / enzymology
  • Male
  • Prednisone / therapeutic use*
  • Radiography
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Calcium Channel Blockers
  • Diltiazem
  • Prednisone

Supplementary concepts

  • Amyopathic dermatomyositis