Presentation of calcinosis cutis 35 years after silicone nasal implant reconstruction

Calcinosis Cutis Long after Rhinoplasty with Silicone

Rhinoplasty is a plastic surgery procedure to reconstruct the nose. Silicone alloplastic materials are most widely used as implants for rhinoplasty, but calcification on the surface occurs with long-term usage. Herein, we report a case of gruel-like calcification approximately 50 years after silicone implant rhinoplasty. In this case, calcification on the silicone surface might have transformed...

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 Circumscripta Of Knee-A Rare Presentation

INTRODUCTION Calcinosis circumscripta is a form of ectopic mineralization characterized by single or multiple cutaneous nodules containing calcium salts. Calcinosis cutis circumscripta is a very rare form of idiopathic calcinosis cutis arising in the second half oflife. It typically involves the extremities and is associated with prior trauma and scleroderma. We dealt with a very rare form of c...

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 ...