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...

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...

Dystrophic calcinosis cutis was commonly described in long-term dermatomyositis or systemic sclerosis, being rarely reported in other connective tissue diseases. We report the case of a 65-years old woman with an only 5-years history of systemic lupus erythematosus, who presents with multiple, impressive subcutaneous calcified masses and biological normal serum calcium and phosphate levels.

Abstract Background/Aims Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare and progressive connective tissue disease that more common in women the third to fifth decades of life children. Calcinosis cutis, deposition calcium deposits within subcutaneous tissue, remains challenging non-lethal complication SSc. The development calcinosis cutis poorly understood area there are no functional mouse models or labor...

BACKGROUND Cutaneous calcification, or calcinosis cutis (CC), is found in approximately 1% of patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) undergoing chronic dialysis. While the pathogenesis is not well understood, it may be similar to those for medial and intimal vascular calcifications, which are actively regulated processes. OBSERVATION In a retrospective study of 9 patients, the role of a...

Milia-like idiopathic calcinosis cutis (MICC) is a very rare dermatological disorder characterized by multiple whitish to skin colored, milia-like papules, mostly found on the hands. MICC can disappear spontaneously by adulthood; therefore, its early recognition is crucial to avoiding unnecessary interventions. Herein, we present a case of MICC in a 6-year-old girl with Down syndrome.

We present the case of a 54-year-old woman who had calcinosis cutis related to sclerodermatous chronic graft versus host disease. Graft versus host disease had developed following stem cell transplantation for acute myelogenous leukemia 14 years earlier, but was shown by skin biopsy to have resolved by the time of presentation. Radiographs showed extensive cutaneous calcifications in the lower ...