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Childhood Calcinosis Cutis
Author(s) -
RodríguezCano Laura,
GarcíaPatos Vicente,
Creus Margaret,
Bastida Pilar,
Ortega Juan José,
Castells Antoni
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.1996.tb01415.x
Subject(s) - calcinosis cutis , medicine , hyperphosphatemia , dermatology , calcinosis , calcification , tumoral calcinosis , lesion , pathology , calcium
Calcinosis cutis, an uncommon disorder characterized by hydroxyapatite crystals of calcium phosphate deposited in the skin, has been described infrequently in childhood. Classically, it is divided into dystrophic, metastatic, and idiopathic types. We report an 8‐year‐old girl with hyperphosphatemia secondary to a tumor lysis syndrome, who developed a localized soft tissue calcification over a previous lesion of ec‐thyma gangrenosum. Intravenous infusion of calcium gluconate was probably the precipitating factor. Our case illustrates that several etio‐pathogenic mechanisms may be simultaneously involved in calcinosis cutis.