Calcinosis cutis, characterized by the deposition of calcium in the skin or subcutaneous tissue, presents in 5 subtypes: dystrophic calcification, idiopathic calcification, iatrogenic calcification, metastatic calcification, and calciphylaxis.
James F. Howick V +1 more
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Clinical course and potential associated factors of progressive calcinosis cutis in early systemic sclerosis: a cohort study [PDF]
Background Calcinosis cutis of hands can progress and impair hand function in systemic sclerosis (SSc). Understanding the natural disease and comprehensive management is crucial.Objective To examine clinical course and identify risk factors associated ...
Vassana Kanjanajarurat +3 more
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Outcome Measures in Dystrophic Calcinosis Cutis: A Systematic Review [PDF]
Background: Calcinosis cutis is a skin condition characterized by calcium salt deposition in the skin and subcutaneous tissues, significantly affecting patients' QOL.
Jennifer Foster +2 more
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Idiopathic Penile Calcinosis Cutis: A Histopathological Case Report [PDF]
Background and Clinical Significance: Calcinosis cutis is a rare condition that can develop through several mechanisms. These include dystrophic, calciphylaxis (classical, metastatic, and iatrogenic), and idiopathic mechanisms.
George Stoyanov +2 more
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Idiopathic Calcinosis Cutis of the Hand [PDF]
Summary:. Calcinosis cutis is a disease process characterized by calcified lesions in the skin. Although there are five subtypes of calcinosis, idiopathic calcinosis cutis is a rare disease process with no clear etiology.
Shawhin R.K. Shahriari, MD +5 more
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Calcinosis Cutis Presenting as Multiple Discharging Sinuses in Skin: A Case [PDF]
Calcinosis cutis is a rare but significant pathological condition that can present diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. It typically presents as firm nodules or plaques with extensive calcifications that lead to ulceration and sinus tract formation ...
Pralisha Maharjan +4 more
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Calcinosis Cutis and Calciphylaxis in Autoimmune Connective Tissue Diseases [PDF]
Calcinosis represents a severe complication of several autoimmune disorders. Soft-tissue calcifications have been classified into five major types: dystrophic, metastatic, idiopathic, iatrogenic, and calciphylaxis.
Ilaria Mormile +5 more
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Eruptive syringomas with associated calcinosis cutis—A case report and literature review of this association [PDF]
We report the case of a 9-year-old boy presenting with eruptive syringomas and macroscopic lesions of calcinosis cutis resembling subepidermal calcified nodules.
Ahmed I Mourad, Richard M Haber
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Clinico-cytomorphological spectrum of calcinosis cutis
Introduction: The deposition of calcium in the skin is known as calcinosis cutis. It can affect any part of the body and can mimic soft tissue or bony lesions clinically.
Malvika Shastri +4 more
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Iatrogenic Calcinosis Cutis in the Pediatric Patient: Case Report and Literature Review [PDF]
Summary:. Calcinosis cutis is the term used to describe the deposition of calcium compounds within the skin and subcutaneous tissue, which can occur after the administration of intravenous calcium compounds.
Monica Manrique, MD +8 more
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