PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Geoffrey R Ambler
AU  - Jeffrey Chaitow
AU  - Maureen Rogers
AU  - David W McDonald
AU  - Robert A Ouvrier
TI  - Rapid improvement of calcinosis in juvenile dermatomyositis with alendronate therapy.
DP  - 2005 Sep 01
TA  - The Journal of Rheumatology
PG  - 1837--1839
VI  - 32
IP  - 9
4099  - http://www.jrheum.org/content/32/9/1837.short
4100  - http://www.jrheum.org/content/32/9/1837.full
SO  - J Rheumatol2005 Sep 01; 32
AB  - A 6-year-old boy with improving juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) developed severe and debilitating calcinosis, unresponsive to diltiazem and probenecid. Alendronate produced dramatic improvement within 1 month and by 12 months calcinosis had virtually resolved. The response was followed by bone mineral content measurements.