TY - JOUR T1 - Extensive Calcinosis Cutis in Limited Cutaneous Scleroderma JF - The Journal of Rheumatology JO - J Rheumatol SP - 2834 LP - 2835 DO - 10.3899/jrheum.090633 VL - 36 IS - 12 AU - RENÉ THONHOFER AU - CORNELIA SIEGEL Y1 - 2009/12/01 UR - http://www.jrheum.org/content/36/12/2834.abstract N2 - The CREST syndrome is a subset of limited scleroderma characterized by calcinosis cutis, Raynaud’s phenomenon (RP), esophageal dysmotility, sclerodactyly, and telangiectasias. The calcinosis of skin and soft tissues results from deposition of calcium hydroxyapatite crystals and occurs to a different extent in 20%–40% of patients. The … ER -