Calcinosis in systemic sclerosis

S Davuluri, C Lood, L Chung - Current opinion in rheumatology, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Calcinosis cutis is the deposition of insoluble calcium in the skin and subcutaneous tissues.
It affects up to 40% of SSc patients and causes significant morbidity. Long disease duration …

Neutrophil extracellular trap-driven occlusive diseases

KO Yaykasli, C Schauer, LE Muñoz, A Mahajan… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
The enlightenment of the formation of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) as a part of the
innate immune system shed new insights into the pathologies of various diseases. The initial …

Calcinosis in dermatomyositis: Origins and possible therapeutic avenues

S Davuluri, B Duvvuri, C Lood… - Best Practice & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Calcinosis, insoluble calcium compounds deposited in skin and other tissues, is a crippling
sequela of dermatomyositis. Prolonged disease associated with ongoing inflammation …

Dystrophic calcinosis: structural and morphological composition, and evaluation of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid ('EDTA') for potential local treatment

P Lee, L Green, B Marzec, F Meldrum… - Arthritis Research & …, 2024 - Springer
Background To perform a detailed morphological analysis of the inorganic portion of two
different clinical presentations of calcium-based deposits retrieved from subjects with SSc …

Idiopathic calcinosis cutis of the buttocks: A case report and review of the literature

E Tian-Yu, XJ Yang, C Bi, F Xue, YQ Cao - Medicine, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Interventions: The patient underwent skin lesion excision and autologous skin grafting under
general anesthesia. A medium-thickness skin graft from the left lateral thigh was …

Calcinosis in Rheumatic Disease Is Still an Unmet Need: A Retrospective Single-Center Study

C Nita, L Groseanu, D Opris, D Predeteanu, V Bojinca… - Diagnostics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Patients with immune-mediated rheumatic disease-related calcinosis comprise a subgroup
at risk of encountering a more severe clinical outcome. Early assessment is pivotal for …

Limited systemic sclerosis-associated calcinosis cutis of the fingers treated successfully with ablative continuous-wave carbon dioxide laser and curettage

SP McTighe, M Simpson - Dermatologic Surgery, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Method The calcified nodules were identified by clinical appearance and palpation (Figure
1). A digital nerve block was performed using 2 mL of a 50: 50 mixture of bupivacaine 0.25 …

[HTML][HTML] Insights and Future Perspectives in Calcinosis Cutis Associated with Systemic Sclerosis

L Lazar, M Mogensen, MP Boesen, AB Olesen - Sclerosis, 2024 - mdpi.com
Introduction: Calcinosis cutis (CC), the pathological deposition of calcium salts in the skin, is
a frequent and challenging complication of systemic sclerosis (SSc). Despite its high …

Appendiceal ganglioneuroma incidentally found during resection of recurrent rectal cancer: case report and review of the literature

ME Perez Pachon, R Horton… - Journal of Surgical Case …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Ganglioneuromas (GN) are benign neuroblastic tumors that arise from neural crest cells.
Since they present with nonspecific symptoms, diagnosis is often incidental. We are …

Treatments for calcinosis cutis in autoimmune connective tissue diseases

PL Gorrepati, GP Smith - Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 2022 - jaad.org
2021-002478 2. Boyer M, Cayrefourcq L, Dereure O, Meunier L, Becquart O, Alix-
Panabieres C. Clinical relevance of liquid biopsy in melanoma and Merkel cell carcinoma …