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XRMusculoskeletalConfirmedFRCR 2B
Dermatomyositis
Clinical Presentation
Known diagnosis of dermatomyositis.
- 1Coarse subcutaneous calcifications in the chest wall and abdominal wall.The X rays are otherwise unremarkable
- 2CT neck-chest-abdomenobtained several months previouslyCoarse subcutaneous calcifications in the arms, chest wall and abdominal wall (Calcinosis universalis).Very little intramuscular calcification, notably in the quadratus femoris muscles.