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Published on: June 16, 2020
Calcinosis universalis accompanied by symptomatic systemic sclerosis
Shiling Geng1, Yihua Zhang1, Ting Gong2
1Department of Dermatology, Institute of Dermatology and Venereology, Fujian Dermatology and Venereology Research Institute, Key Laboratory of Skin Cancer of Fujian Higher Education Institutions, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
Abstract:
Calcinosis cutis is represented by the deposition of insoluble calcium salts in the skin and subcutaneous tissue. Calcinosis can lead to repeated episodes of local inflammation and repeated infections, resulting in pain and functional disability, and even death. Here, we present a case of a patient with SSc who experienced calcinosis universalis and eventually died from recurrent infections at the sacrococcygeal calcification.
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