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Eleni Theodorakopoulou

Diagnosis

calcinosis cutis scleroderma

Body Site

hand

Age

62 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

scattered

Color

white/hypo

Morphology

papule

Pattern

acral (centripetal - extremity predominant)

Comments

This 62-year-old woman with a history of diffuse scleroderma for 8 years developed cutaneous calcifications on her hands. A skin biopsy demonstrated calcium deposition in the dermis with a surrounding foreign body giant cell reaction.

Description

multiple tender firm white scaly papules

Categories

collagen vascular disease cutaneous sign of systemic disease

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5/22/2006 23:02:55

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