INTRODUCTION Calcinosis circumscripta is a form of ectopic mineralization characterized by single or multiple cutaneous nodules containing calcium salts. Calcinosis cutis circumscripta is a very rare form of idiopathic calcinosis cutis arising in the second half oflife. It typically involves the extremities and is associated with prior trauma and scleroderma. We dealt with a very rare form of c...

INTRODUCTION Tumoral calcinosis is an uncommon disorder characterized by the development of calcified masses within the peri-articular soft tissues of large joints, but rarely occurs within the hand. CASE PRESENTATION We present the case of a 31-year-old pregnant Indian woman with a three-month history of painful swelling within the tip of her right middle finger following a superficial lacer...

We report a case of idiopathic tumoral calcinosis localized to the thumb without prior trauma or surgery. Initial physical examination and imaging studies were suggestive of more common etiologies of thumb pain. After treatment failure, a biopsy specimen revealed calcium phosphate salt deposition in the soft tissue around the metacarpophalangeal joint, which was treated by excision of the tumor...

Systemic sclerosis (SS) is a chronic, multisystemic disease, characterized by inflammation associated with fibrosis. Calcinosis is one of the manifestations of this disorder, observed in 10 to 20% of cases. It is usually located on the extensor surface of the phalanges, peri-articular tissue and near the bone prominences. There are only a few cases reported of SS with vertebral column involveme...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effect of minocycline as treatment for cutaneous calcinosis in limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis (lcSSc). METHODS Patients with lcSSc who had cutaneous calcinosis causing pain or ulceration, or both, were prescribed minocycline 50 or 100 mg daily regularly in an open label manner between November 1994 and April 2000. At routine clinical follow up the appearance o...

OBJECTIVE To identify risk factors associated with calcinosis in children and adolescents with juvenile dermatomyositis. METHODS A review was carried out of the medical records of 54 patients with juvenile dermatomyositis. Data were collected on demographic characteristics, clinical features: muscle strength (stages I to V of the Medical Research Council scale), pulmonary involvement (restric...

SLE: systemic lupus erythematosus INTRODUCTION Soft tissue calcification (calcinosis cutis) is a rare disorder with 5 different subtypes: dystrophic, metastatic, idiopathic, iatrogenic, and calciphylaxis. Dystrophic calcinosis refers to the deposition of calcium in areas of prior tissue injury in patients with normal serum calcium and phosphorus. Dystrophic calcification has been associated wit...

To cite: Bernardino V, Rodrigues A, Panarra A, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2015211142 DESCRIPTION A 67-year-old woman of African origin with dermatomyositis, diagnosed 18 years before, and dystrophic calcification known for 5 years, presented at follow-up consultation with fever, increased muscle weakness (scapular and pelvic chains) and...

BACKGROUND Scrotal calcinosis is a rare and benign condition. It usually gives rise to few symptoms, and the impact is mainly functional and aesthetic. It is considered part of dystrophic calcinosis cutis. Surgical management is the only curative approach, and recurrence has been described in few cases. CASE PRESENTATION We report cases of two North African white patients with operated scrota...