RT Book, Section
A1 Fairley, Janet A.
A1 Aronson, Adam B.
A2 Kang, Sewon
A2 Amagai, Masayuki
A2 Bruckner, Anna L.
A2 Enk, Alexander H.
A2 Margolis, David J.
A2 McMichael, Amy J.
A2 Orringer, Jeffrey S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1161338844
T1 Calcium and Other Mineral Deposition Disorders
T2 Fitzpatrick's Dermatology, 9e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071837798
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1161338844
RD 2024/04/18
AB AT-A-GLANCEResults  from  the  deposition  of  calcium  salts  in  the  dermis,  subcutaneous  tissue,  or  vascular  endothelium  when  the  local  calcium  concentration  exceeds  its  solubility  in  the  tissue.Clinically,  it  may  be  categorized  as  dystrophic,  metastatic,  idiopathic,  or  iatrogenic.Pathology  shows  aggregates  of  calcium  that  stain  with  Alizarin  red  S  or  von  Kossa  stains.Ossification  may  occur  secondary  to  calcification  or  primarily  in  genetic  syndromes.Treatment  is  often  difficult.