Open AccessIdiopathic calcinosis cutis of nasal dorsum
Author(s) -
Shrinath Dk,
Shenoy Ms,
Shetty Kc,
Girish Bs
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of cutaneous and aesthetic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.44
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 0974-5157
pISSN - 0974-2077
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2077.94339
Subject(s) - medicine , nasal dorsum , calcinosis cutis , dorsum , histopathology , stain , von kossa stain , cutis , silicone , calcification , pathology , calcinosis , nose , surgery , anatomy , staining , rhinoplasty , biochemistry , chemistry , alkaline phosphatase , enzyme , organic chemistry
A 23-year-old lady presented with a slowly progressing firm mass on the nasal dorsum since 8 months. Her biochemical, haematological and collagen vascular disease screening tests were normal. Radiographs of the nasal bones showed a subcutaneous calcifying lesion with no evidence of nasal bone erosion. A diagnosis of idiopathic calcinosis cutis (ICC) was made. The mass was excised and soft tissue defect was augmented with silicone prosthesis. The histopathology with the haematoxylin and eosin staining and von Kossa stain confirmed the diagnosis of calcinosis cutis. This is an unusual presentation of ICC involving the nasal dorsum requiring surgery and nasal dorsal augmentation with silicone prosthesis.