A child with skin nodules and extensive soft tissue calcification
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Extensive soft tissue calcification (calcinosis universalis) in systemic lupus erythematosus.
A 21-year-old woman with long-standing systemic lupus erythematosus developed extensive calcification of the soft tissues of the thoracic and abdominal walls and extremities early in her illness, and these calcifications gradually disappeared over the course of her disease. The extent of this calcinosis and apparent spontaneous regression are unusual events in systemic lupus erythematosus.
متن کاملAnalysing soft tissue calcification
Aims Normally the only calcified tissue in the body is bone. The actual mineral in bone is hydroxyapatite, a calcium phosphate. Mineralisation of bone is a carefully regulated process, and one of the limiting factors in this process is the availability of phosphate. The phosphate is generated by enzymes called phosphatases. They release the phosphate from phosphorylated proteins, or by cleaving...
متن کاملQ fever as a cause of recurrent soft-tissue nodules and abscesses in a child.
A 3-year-old boy from a cattle property in Queensland, Australia developed chronic, multifocal, recurrent subcutaneous nodules and abscesses during a period of 2 years. Serologic and histologic findings and management options are discussed.
متن کاملSkin and Soft Tissue Infections
Skin infections are among the most common problems treated by emergency physicians. In 2005 bacterial skin infections accounted for 3% of all emergency department (ED) visits in the United States, with more than 3,400,000 visits in that year alone. While treating many patients with mild skin infections, the emergency physician is vigilant for the rare occurrence of life threatening variants, su...
متن کاملSkin and Soft-Tissue Lesions
INTRODUCTION SKIN AND SUBCUTANEOUS LESIONS Scar Hypertrophic Scar Keloid Epidermoid Cyst (Sebaceous Cyst) Pilomatrixoma Basal Cell Carcinoma Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Skin Melanoma Merkel Cell Tumor Skin Metastasis Subcutaneous Fat Necrosis of the Newborn Sclerema Neonatorum Plexiform Neurofibroma and Skin Neurofibromas Silicon Augmentation Alloderm Augmentation Foreign Bodies FAT-CONTAINI...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The British Journal of Radiology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0007-1285,1748-880X
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/95392214