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Surgical Debridement of Painful Fingertip Calcinosis Cutis in CREST Syndrome

Nicole Saddic, Jeffrey J. Miller, O. Fred Miller, Jennie T. Clarke

Abstract

Painful fingertip calcinosis cutis causes substantial morbidity in patients with CREST syndrome (calcinosis, Raynaud phenomenon, esophageal dysmotility, sclerodactyly, and telangiectasia), also called limited cutaneous scleroderma. Medical therapy for this condition is uniformly disappointing.

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Key concepts: Sclerodactyly, Medicine, CREST Syndrome, Calcinosis cutis, Calcinosis, Telangiectasia, Scleroderma (fungus), Dermatology