Calcinosis

Calcinosis (Latin: calcinosis ) means Kalkreichtum and is the name for the pathological deposition of calcium salts ( as amorphous hydroxyapatite, calcium phosphate or calcium pyrophosphate, and smaller amounts of calcium carbonate) in the skin and organs of the body.

Molding

• Calcinosis cutis with the sub-forms: Calcinosis metastatica is a form of calcinosis cutis, in which the calcium phosphate metabolism is disturbed ( see hypercalcemia ). This deposition are also possible in the internal organs, such as kidney, stomach or lung.
• Calcinosis Metabolica is depending on the occurrence of the calcium salts in the calcinosis circumscripta (also: Calcinosis localisata ) with single small nodules in the skin and joints and calcinosis universalis (also: Calcinosis generalisata or calcinosis diffusa) and with numerous deposits in the skin, subcutaneous tissue other organs distinguished. Calcinosis universalis is also called Lipokalzinogranulomatose.
• Calcinosis dystrophic calcification are no detectable disturbance of calcium metabolism and may be concomitant with several diseases such as tumors, varices, Phleboliten, tuberculous lymphomas and local trauma.
• Idiopathic calcinosis is a form where neither metabolic disorders are other outside influences are found in this case is usually an area affected
• Iatrogenic calcinosis as a result of treatment, is expected to the group of Calcinoses cutis

There are different types of classification with the Kalzinosen ( Calcinoses cutis ), particularly in English-speaking and German-speaking regions is different categorization.

Swell

• Tumorous calcinosis case report with pictures (English ) - Quiz Page October 2008: Pain in the Buttock in a Dialysis Patient. In: American Journal of Kidney Diseases. No. Vol 52, Issue 4, 2008, pp. A45- A46 ( article).