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Myositis ossificans non-progressiva--reversible muscle calcification in polymyositis
J H Coakley1, P E Smith, M J Jackson
1Muscle Research Centre, University of Liverpool.
British Journal of Rheumatology
|October 1, 1989
Abstract:
We report a case of muscle calcification, a rare complication of polymyositis, documented on muscle biopsy and computerized tomography scanning. As the calcification resolved radiologically, marked hypercalcaemia developed requiring forced diuresis.