Massive gluteal calcinosis in a 10-year-old girl with juvenile dermatomyositis: successful surgical management

Plast Reconstr Surg. 2009 Dec;124(6):456e-458e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181bcf703.

Authors

Agata Vitale¹, Gabriele Delia, Francesco La Torre, Giuseppina Calcagno, Francesco Stagno d'Alcontres

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medical and Surgical Pediatric Sciences, Pediatric Rheumatology Unit (Vitale) Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Delia) Department of Medical and Surgical Pediatric Sciences, Pediatric Rheumatology Unit (La Torre, Calcagno) Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Policlinico G. Martino, University of Messina, Messina, Italy (d'Alcontres).

PMID: 19952619
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181bcf703

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Buttocks / surgery*
Calcinosis / drug therapy
Calcinosis / etiology
Calcinosis / surgery*
Child
Combined Modality Therapy
Dermatomyositis / complications*
Dermatomyositis / diagnosis
Diphosphonates / therapeutic use
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Methotrexate / administration & dosage
Plastic Surgery Procedures / methods*
Postoperative Care / methods
Risk Assessment
Severity of Illness Index
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Diphosphonates
Methotrexate