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Rheumatology Advance Access originally published online on June 27, 2007
Rheumatology 2007 46(8):1378-1379; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem144
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Breast calcinosis, panniculitis and fat hypertrophy in a 35-year-old woman with dermatomyositis

M. Prendergast and N. Hopkinson

Department of Rheumatology, Christchurch Hospital, Fairmile Road, Christchurch, Dorset BH23 2JX, UK

Correspondence to: N. Hopkinson. E-mail: Neil.Hopkinson@rbch.nhs.uk

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SIR, We report the case of a 35-yr-old woman with a 12-yr history of dermatomyositis. She originally presented with proximal muscle weakness, fatigue, a heliotrope rash and Gottron's papules. Investigations confirmed a raised creatine kinase and typical histological changes on needle muscle biopsy. After a reducing dose of steroids, she was maintained on azathioprine 150 mg per . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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