A case report of calcinosis universalis

Calcium deposits in soft tissues without previous trauma may represent calcinosis universalis, a condition without systemic manifestations and with laboratory values of blood and urine that are consistently normal. Radiographs reveal areas of calcification with homogenous density, and microscopic examination of these deposits shows foreign body giant cell reaction without capsule formation. In this case of calcinosis universalis, wide excision and lavage of the calcium deposits were temporarily beneficial, but the deposits recurred in this patient.