Calcinosis cutis: A rare cause for difficult airway

Iatrogenic calcinosis cutis: A rare cytological diagnosis

Calcinosis cutis is an uncommon condition characterized by the deposition of calcium salts in the subcutaneous tissues of the body. Calcifications can also occur in a variety of other clinical settings and can be subjected to fine-needle aspiration (FNA). Since cutaneous calcific deposits may clinically mimic a tumor, it is feasible to diagnose them by FNA cytology (FNAC). We reported a case of...

Calcinosis cutis.

1 of 2 DESCRIPTION An 87-year-old woman with a history of hypertension, atrial fi brillation, and mixed connective tissue disease was admitted to hospital because of heart failure. Besides clinical signs of ventricular dysfunction, physical examination showed painless, subcutaneous nodules that had developed during the past 10 years on her left elbow ( fi gure 1A ) and knees ( fi gure 1B , righ...

Calcinosis Cutis

Subcorneal Milia-Like Idiopathic Calcinosis Cutis: A Rare Presentation

Vol. 25, No. 2, 2013 249 Received February 28, 2012, Revised May 16, 2012, Accepted for publication August 5, 2012 Corresponding author: Jeong Deuk Lee, Department of Dermatology, Incheon St. Mary’s Hospital, School of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, 56 Dongsu-ro, Bupyeong-gu, Incheon 403-720, Korea. Tel: 82-32-280-5100, Fax: 82-32-506-9514, E-mail: leejd@ olmh.cuk.ac.kr This is an ...

Calcinosis Cutis: A Rare Complication Following Liver Transplantation

The clinical manifestations of calcinosis cutis vary from asymptomatic cutaneous papules to lifethreatening calciphylaxis. We describe a 61-year-old female who was found to have extensive calcinosis cutis on her left forearm 4 days following liver transplantation. Large amount of calcium chloride solution was intravenously infused during the operation at the same site without gross extravasatio...