Medical image of the week: subcutaneous calcification in dermatomyositis

Medical image of the week: subcutaneous calcification in dermatomyositis

A 36-year old woman was referred to our Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) clinic for evaluation of dyspnea. A high-resolution CT scan of the chest showed perivascular reticular and ground glass opacities with air trapping, consistent with non-specific interstitial pneumonitis (Figure 1). She was diagn...

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Main Author: Natt B
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Arizona Thoracic Society 2016-12-01
Series:Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care
Subjects:
dermatomyositis
lung
interstitial
disease
calcification
CT scan
calcinosis
treatment
alendronate
trauma
Online Access:http://www.swjpcc.com/imaging/2016/12/28/medical-image-of-the-week-subcutaneous-calcification-in-derm.html

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