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Research Article | Volume 14 Issue 4 (None, 2021) | Pages 120 - 121
Photoletter to the editor: Calcinosis cutis in a burn scar
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PMID : PMC4733359
Received
Feb. 10, 2015
Published
Dec. 31, 2015
Abstract

Calcinosis cutis is a rare condition characterized by the deposition of insoluble calcium salts in the skin and subcutaneous tissue. Dystrophic calcinosis cutis appears as a result of local tissue damage or abnormalities, such as alterations in extra-cellular matrix proteins or subcutaneous tissue with normal calcium and phosphate serum levels. It has been rarely described as a late complication of burns. Latency periods of 15-54 years have been reported. We describe the case of a 57-year-old man with dystrophic calcinosis cutis in a burn scar, which developed 42 years after the skin injury. The condition was successfully treated with surgical excision.

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