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Definition

noun

The formation of calcium deposits in the skin as a sequelae of a preexisting inflammatory, degenerative, or neoplastic dermatosis.

Supplement

This condition is typically seen in patients with scleroderma, forming calcium deposits under the skin on the fingers or other areas of the body.

In dogs, calcinosis cutis is characteristic or diagnostic of canine Cushing's syndrome.

The four main types of calcinosis cutis are:

• Dystrophic calcinosis cutis
• Metastatic calcinosis cutis
• Iatrogenic calcinosis cutis
• Idiopathic calcinosis cutis

Minor types include: 

• Tumoural calcinosis
• Calcinosis cutis circumscripta
• Calcinosis cutis intervertebralis
• Calcinosis cutis universalis

Also called: cutaneous calcification