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Scrotal calcinosis effect – Case report and review of literature

Idiopathic scrotal calcinosis is a benign rare diseases that is characterized by single or multiple scrotal skin calcified nodules without evidence of systemic disease. We report the first case in Saudi Arabia of Idiopathic scrotal calcinosis in a patient whose a 42 years old male, medically and sur...

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Autores principales: Al-Gonaim, Ali, El-Tholoth, Hossam S., AlJafaar, Mohamed, Sunbuli, M. Ghanem, Jad, Amr
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7573946/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33102048
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eucr.2020.101347
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Sumario:Idiopathic scrotal calcinosis is a benign rare diseases that is characterized by single or multiple scrotal skin calcified nodules without evidence of systemic disease. We report the first case in Saudi Arabia of Idiopathic scrotal calcinosis in a patient whose a 42 years old male, medically and surgically free who presented to our clinic with multiple scrotal nodular lesions in which excision was done and histology showed calcium deposition in basophilic globules which is consistent with Idiopathic scrotal calcinosis. Although pathogenesis and etiology of Idiopathic scrotal calcinosis is controversial, surgical excision is the treatment of choice.