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- Title
Calcinosis cutis in a burn scar.
- Authors
Rosmaninho, Aristóteles; Carvalho, Sandrina; Lobo, Inês
- Abstract
Calcinosis cutis is a rare condition characterized by the deposition of insoluble calcium salts in the skin and subcutaneous tissue. Dystrophic calcinosis cutis appears as a result of local tissue damage or abnormalities, such as alterations in extracellular matrix proteins or subcutaneous tissue with normal calcium and phosphate serum levels. It has been rarely described as a late complication of burns. Latency periods of 15-54 years have been reported. We describe the case of a 57-yearold man with dystrophic calcinosis cutis in a burn scar, which developed 42 years after the skin injury. The condition was successfully treated with surgical excision.
- Subjects
CALCINOSIS; BURNS &; scalds; CONNECTIVE tissues; EXTRACELLULAR matrix; WOUNDS &; injuries
- Publication
Journal of Dermatological Case Reports, 2015, Vol 9, Issue 4, p120
- ISSN
1898-7249
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.3315/jdcr.2015.1219