Calcinosis Cutis: Report of 4 Cases

Calcinosis Cutis: Report of 4 Cases

Calcinosis cutis is a condition of accumulation of calcium salts within the dermis. We are presenting four cases of calcinosis cutis, with different clinical presentations, occurring in healthy individuals, with normal serum calcium and phosphorus levels. Histologically, all cases showed similar mor...

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Main Authors: Prakash Hulivahana Muddegowda, Jyothi Basavanahalli Lingegowda, Ramkumar Kurpad Ramachandrarao, Prasanna Guddappa Konapur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2011-07-01
Series:Journal of Laboratory Physicians
Subjects:
calcinosis cutis
dystrophic calcinosis
subepidermal calcified nodule
tumoral calcinosis
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0974-2727.86849
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Summary:Calcinosis cutis is a condition of accumulation of calcium salts within the dermis. We are presenting four cases of calcinosis cutis, with different clinical presentations, occurring in healthy individuals, with normal serum calcium and phosphorus levels. Histologically, all cases showed similar morphology, the lesions were composed of large and small deposits of calcium. Foreign-body giant cell reaction was seen in one case. Another case had intact and ruptured epidermal cysts and calcification within the cyst.
ISSN:0974-2727
0974-7826

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