Unilateral Idiopathic Calcinosis Cutis: A Case Report

Calcinosis cutis is a rare disorder characterized by the deposition of calcium in the skin and subcutaneous tissue. Unilateral idiopathic calcinosis cutis has only rarely been reported in the literature. Here, we report the case of a 7-year-old healthy girl who presented with multiple asymptomatic h...

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Autores principales: Alsaif, Fahad, Abduljabbar, Amr M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5301090/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28203159
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000456651
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description Calcinosis cutis is a rare disorder characterized by the deposition of calcium in the skin and subcutaneous tissue. Unilateral idiopathic calcinosis cutis has only rarely been reported in the literature. Here, we report the case of a 7-year-old healthy girl who presented with multiple asymptomatic hard nodules on the right side of her body. Histopathological, radiological, and extensive blood investigations confirmed the diagnosis of unilateral idiopathic calcinosis cutis.
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spelling pubmed-53010902017-02-15 Unilateral Idiopathic Calcinosis Cutis: A Case Report Alsaif, Fahad Abduljabbar, Amr M. Case Rep Dermatol Single Case Calcinosis cutis is a rare disorder characterized by the deposition of calcium in the skin and subcutaneous tissue. Unilateral idiopathic calcinosis cutis has only rarely been reported in the literature. Here, we report the case of a 7-year-old healthy girl who presented with multiple asymptomatic hard nodules on the right side of her body. Histopathological, radiological, and extensive blood investigations confirmed the diagnosis of unilateral idiopathic calcinosis cutis. S. Karger AG 2017-01-27 /pmc/articles/PMC5301090/ /pubmed/28203159 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000456651 Text en Copyright © 2017 by S. Karger AG, Basel http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-4.0 International License (CC BY-NC) (http://www.karger.com/Services/OpenAccessLicense). Usage and distribution for commercial purposes requires written permission.
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title Unilateral Idiopathic Calcinosis Cutis: A Case Report
title_full Unilateral Idiopathic Calcinosis Cutis: A Case Report
title_fullStr Unilateral Idiopathic Calcinosis Cutis: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Unilateral Idiopathic Calcinosis Cutis: A Case Report
title_short Unilateral Idiopathic Calcinosis Cutis: A Case Report
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5301090/
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