Calcinosis Cutis at the Tarsus of the Upper Eyelid

Calcinosis Cutis at the Tarsus of the Upper Eyelid

Calcinosis cutis involves the inappropriate deposition of calcium within the dermis layer of the skin, and is often associated with rheumatoid disease. A 42-year-old woman presented for evaluation of a hard palpable mass on the left upper eyelid. After everting the eyelid, a large papillomatous mass with a broad base was identified on the superior area of the tarsus. The lesion was partially ex...

Recurrent Milia-Like Idiopathic Calcinosis Cutis on the Upper Eyelid

520 Ann Dermatol Received June 7, 2012, Revised December 16, 2012, Accepted for publication January 13, 2013 Corresponding author: Min Sung Kim, Department of Dermatology, Chosun University Hospital, Chosun University School of Medicine, 365 Pilmundaero, Dong-gu, Gwangju 501-717, Korea. Tel: 82-62-220-3130, Fax: 82-62-222-3215, E-mail: [email protected] This is an Open Access article dist...

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

Calcinosis cutis on the face.

A 46-year-old male patient came to our outpatient clinic with a white lesion on his right cheek. He explained that this lesion occured approximately 25 years ago. There was no family history of similar lesion. Dermatological examination revealed white plaque with an irregular surface 0.5 cm x 1 cm in size on his right cheek, which seemed to be whitewashed [Figure 1]. Skin biopsy was performed f...