Indian Dermatology Online Journal (Jan 2010)

Idiopathic calcinosis cutis of the penis

  • Ram Tainwala,
  • Y K Sharma,
  • Niti Gaur

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/2229-5178.73258
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 1, no. 1
pp. 36 – 38

Abstract

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Calcification of the skin occurs in four main forms namely dystrophic, metastatic, iatrogenic and idiopathic. Idiopathic calcinosis cutis of the penis is exceedingly rare as only five cases have been reported till date to the best of our knowledge. Herein, we present another case of this rare entity in a 29-year old man and discuss its probable pathogenic origin.

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