Calcinosis Cutis: Report of 4 Cases

Abstract

Calcinosis cutis is a condition of accumulation of calcium salts within the dermis. We are presenting four cases of calcinosis cutis, with different clinical presentations, occurring in healthy individuals, with normal serum calcium and phosphorus levels. Histologically, all cases showed similar morphology, the lesions were composed of large and small deposits of calcium. Foreign-body giant cell reaction was seen in one case. Another case had intact and ruptured epidermal cysts and calcification within the cyst.

Keywords

• calcinosis cutis
• dystrophic calcinosis
• subepidermal calcified nodule
• tumoral calcinosis