Iatrogenic calcinosis cutis: A rare cytological diagnosis

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...

Iatrogenic calcinosis cutis--a rare differential diagnosis of soft-tissue infection in a neonate: a case report.

This case report describes a rare differential diagnosis of soft-tissue infection in a neonate. Fever, pain, inflammation, and acute tenderness in the limb of a neonate signify acute infection or osteomyelitis unless proved otherwise. Iatrogenic calcinosis cutis presents with similar symptoms and signs; its diagnosis may be easily confused with an infective condition by an unwary orthopaedic su...

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 ...