Calcinosis cutis can occur idiopathically or be associated with injury, metabolic disease, and different rheumatologic diseases such as scleroderma and dermatomyositis. Calcinosis cutis is often treatment-resistant and leads to decreased quality of life and pain. Medical therapies, such as bisphosphonates, warfarin, tetracyclines, calcium channel blockers, colchicine, laser therapy and surgery, lithotripsy, and even stem cell transplantation have been used with varying success.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCalcinosis cutis can occur idiopathically or be associated with injury, metabolic disease, and different rheumatologic diseases such as scleroderma and dermatomyositis.
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