| Calcinosis Cutis | |
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Jain R,1 Jain P2 |
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Senior Resident1, Lecturer2 |
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1Department of Cardiology, Government Medical College, Calicut, Kerala, India. 2Department of Pediatrics, Government Medical College, Calicut, Kerala, India. |
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| ABSTRACT | |
| Calcinosis cutis may a manifestation of different underlying pathophysiology. Therefore, after clinical diagnosis of calcinosis cutis, a laboratory workup to rule out abnormalities of calcium and phosphorus metabolism, malignant processes, collagen vascular diseases, renal insufficiency, excessive milk ingestion, vitamin D poisoning must be carried out to detect the underlying cause of the disease. | |
| KEY WORDS | |
| Calcinosis cutis, Dystrophic calcification, Tumoral calcinosis. | |
