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UNIQUE CASE OF DYSTROPHIC TYPE CALCINOSIS CUTIS (SECONDARY TO TRAUMA)

Kashif Kamal, Mohammad Majid Paracha, Sahibzada Mehmood Noor, Muhammad Dawood, Hina Ali Khan

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Calcinosis cutis is the collection of disorders in which there is abnormal deposition of calcium in the skin. Etiologically there are three types including dystrophic, metastatic and iatrogenic. In these, the basic pathology is deposition of calcium compounds in the skin due to various systemic and local factors. Mostly it is asymptomatic but sometimes it can lead to carpal tunnel syndrome, pressure effects and vascular calcification with resultant ischemia and necrosis of distal organs. The most common type is dystrophic which is basically a response to injury, infection, inflammation, venous stasis and connective tissue disorders. Serum calcium and phosphate levels are normal in such cases. Calcium deposition occurs in the skin after months and years after injury. We report a 35 years old female with dystrophic calcification of hands secondary to trauma.

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Calcinosis cutis is the collection of disorders in which there is abnormal deposition of calcium in the skin. Etiologically there are three types including dystrophic, metastatic and iatrogenic. In these, the basic pathology is deposition of calcium compounds in the skin due to various systemic and local factors. Mostly it is asymptomatic but sometimes it can lead to carpal tunnel syndrome, pressure effects and vascular calcification with resultant ischemia and necrosis of distal organs. The most common type is dystrophic which is basically a response to injury, infection, inflammation, venous stasis and connective tissue disorders. Serum calcium and phosphate levels are normal in such cases. Calcium deposition occurs in the skin after months and years after injury. We report a 35 years old female with dystrophic calcification of hands secondary to trauma.

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Calcinosis cutis is the collection of disorders in which there is abnormal deposition of calcium in the skin. Etiologically there are three types including dystrophic, metastatic and iatrogenic. In these, the basic pathology is deposition of calcium compounds in the skin due to various systemic and local factors. Mostly it is asymptomatic but sometimes it can lead to carpal tunnel syndrome, pressure effects and vascular calcification with resultant ischemia and necrosis of distal organs. The most common type is dystrophic which is basically a response to injury, infection, inflammation, venous stasis and connective tissue disorders. Serum calcium and phosphate levels are normal in such cases. Calcium deposition occurs in the skin after months and years after injury. We report a 35 years old female with dystrophic calcification of hands secondary to trauma.

Key concepts: Calcinosis cutis, Medicine, Dystrophic calcification, Calcification, Calcinosis, Asymptomatic, Connective tissue, Pathology

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