Calcinosis consists of abnormal calcium deposition in soft tissues, which appears often in patients with limited systemic sclerosis, being one of the criteria of CREST (calcinosis cutis, Raynaud phenomenon, esophageal dysfunction, sclerodactyly, and telangiectasia) syndrome. With a long evolution, the aim of the treatment is to control the symptoms and prevent complications. In this article, we...

Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is a multisystem disease that is characterized by nonsuppurative inflammation of striated muscle and skin. Dystrophic calcification occurs in up to 40% of children We present our treatment approach in four JDM patients with calcinosis. Four female patients (median age 8.5 years, range 6–14) had been diagnosed as JDM in our center. Two of them presented with severe...

INTRODUCTION Scrotal calcinosis is a rare benign entity defined as the presence of multiple calcified nodules within the scrotal skin. There are controversies about the origin of this entity. In fact, it is still debatable whether scrotal calcinosis is an idiopathic growth or dystrophic calcification of dartoic muscles. It is also unclear whether scrotal calcinosis originates from inflammation ...

CC: calcinosis cutis DLE: discoid lupus erythematosus SLE: systemic lupus erythematosus INTRODUCTION Calcinosis cutis (CC) is a rare disorder known to occur commonly in association with underlying autoimmune connective tissue diseases. CC primarily occurs in patients with dermatomyositis, systemic scleroderma, and mixed connective tissue disease. It is only rarely associated with systemic lupus...

Periarticular tissue calcifications are common in patients with chronic renal failure undergoing hemodialysis. We report the case of a patient on chronic hemodialysis for 10 years with significant improvement of isolated pseudotumoral calcinosis of the right hand after parathyroidectomy The aim of this study was to show the impact of parathyroidectomy on pseudotumoral calcinosis.

Secondary tumoral calcinosis (STC) refers to periarticular calcified masses associated with an identifiable condition. The most common of these identifiable conditions is a chronic renal failure. We present a unique case in which massive periarticular masses in a patient with calcinosis of chronic renal failure (CCRF) are demonstrated in the shoulder and hip on sonography, radiography and compu...

Calcinosis cutis is a condition of accumulation of calcium salts within the dermis leading to the formation of a calcified mass. This complication has been reported in acne vulgaris and other systemic metabolic disorders. This paper presents a rare case of calcinosis cutis in a 14-year-old male which was found at a routine orthodontic assessment.

Idiopathic tumoral calcinosis is an unusual benign condition characterized by the presence of calcified soft tissue masses of varying size around the joints. In this retrospective study,clinical data and radiological features of nine cases of idiopathic tumoral calcinosis are reviewed. Imaging features, particularly magnetic resonance imaging findings are detailed.

A 21 years old woman presented with a history of SLE and skin lesions on the arms, trunk, and abdomen. The left gluteal region was ulcerated and painful and occasionally extruded a chalky white material. The patient referred from rheumatology department for osteomyelitis assessment. On physical examination the patient had hard, nontender lesions on the proximal arms, lower abdomen and low...

Tumoral calcinosis is a rare benign disease entity that mimics a neoplasm and is manifested by calcium deposition in the soft tissues around the large joints. It can be primary or secondary to renal failure and hyperparathyroidism. This is, to our knowledge, the first reported case of tumoral calcinosis in a Hispanic male with rheumatoid arthritis.