RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Rapid improvement of calcinosis in juvenile dermatomyositis with alendronate therapy.
JF The Journal of Rheumatology
JO J Rheumatol
FD The Journal of Rheumatology
SP 1837
OP 1839
VO 32
IS 9
A1 Ambler, Geoffrey R
A1 Chaitow, Jeffrey
A1 Rogers, Maureen
A1 McDonald, David W
A1 Ouvrier, Robert A
YR 2005
UL http://www.jrheum.org/content/32/9/1837.abstract
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.