Idiopathic calcinosis cutis is a condition involving the deposition of calcium salts in the skin and subcutaneous tissue. The disease is a pathological condition of unknown origin and hence is idiopathic. The salt deposition is confined to areas such as the breast and vulva in females and scrotum and penis in males. Diffuse calcification with multiple complications in an adult is a rare entity....

Arch Dis Child December 2010 Vol 95 No 12 A 9-year-old boy presented with an 18-month history of faltering growth, recurrent respiratory tract infections, persistent ‘apthous’ ulcer on his tongue and ‘warts’ on his fi ngertips and soles. He is the second offspring of a healthy unrelated Sri Lankan couple and past medical history was unremarkable. Baseline immunology and infectious disease scree...

To cite: Abdalla A, Dawood T, Bachuwa G. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2017219349 DESCRIPTION A woman aged 40 years with medical history of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on haemodialysis. Eight months earlier to this presentation, she underwent coronary angioplasty with two drug-eluting stents due to myocardial infarction. She had been on aspiri...

Idiopathic scrotal calcinosis is a rare and benign disease of the scrotum which is described in all age groups. It was initially first defined by Lewinski in 1883. Although many mechanisms have been proposed in the pathogenesis, underlying mechanisms are still controversial at the present time. Currently, the best therapeutic approach is the surgical removal of the scrotum without disrupting it...

A case of destructive arthropathy of hips and shoulders with tumoral calcinosis associated with calcium oxalate deposits in a patient with primary oxalosis and end stage renal disease on hemodialysis.