calcinosis
Calcium tissue deposits
Calcinosis is the abnormal deposit of calcium salts in soft tissues—skin, muscles, or organs where calcium doesn't normally accumulate.
The condition appears in various forms, often associated with autoimmune disorders or kidney disease: The patient developed calcinosis in her fingertips.
Hard nodules may form under the skin, sometimes breaking through the surface.
Material settled or stored
- mineralizationConversion to mineral form
- nodulesSmall rounded protuberances
- dystrophicImpaired tissue nutrition
- metastaticHaving spread from origin
subcutaneous · hypercalcemia · concretions · phosphate · tumoral · cutis · interstitial
Small rounded protuberances
- lesionsAreas of damaged tissue
- painBodily or emotional distress
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- ulcerationFormation of open sores
inflammation · swelling · stiffness · discharge · chalky · hard · palpable · erythema
Skin-tightening autoimmune condition
- lupusChronic autoimmune disorder
- autoimmuneBody attacks itself
- syndromeLinked symptoms forming pattern
- systemicAffecting an entire structure
Pathological connective tissue buildup
- necrosisLocalized cell death
- scarringPermanent mark formation
- atrophyWasting from disuse
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
gangrene · ischemia · erosion · degeneration · contracture · disability · recurrence · fistula
Cutting out of tissue
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
- colchicineGout medication from flowers
- warfarinClot-preventing medication
- curettageSurgical tissue removal procedure
laser · debridement · management · refractory
deposits
Material settled or stored
- mineralizationConversion to mineral form
- nodulesSmall rounded protuberances
- dystrophicImpaired tissue nutrition
metastatic · subcutaneous · hypercalcemia · concretions · phosphate · tumoral · cutis · interstitial
nodules
Small rounded protuberances
- lesionsAreas of damaged tissue
- painBodily or emotional distress
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
ulceration · inflammation · swelling · stiffness · discharge · chalky · hard · palpable · erythema · cosmetic
scleroderma
Skin-tightening autoimmune condition
- lupusChronic autoimmune disorder
- autoimmuneBody attacks itself
- syndromeLinked symptoms forming pattern
fibrosis
Pathological connective tissue buildup
infection · gangrene · ischemia · erosion · degeneration · contracture · disability · recurrence · fistula
excision
Cutting out of tissue
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
- colchicineGout medication from flowers
- warfarinClot-preventing medication
curettage · laser · debridement · management · refractory
calcinosishypocalcemia
Deficient serum calcium levels
calcium deficiency · decalcification · demineralization · osteoporosis · tetany
calcium, calcify, calcified, calcite, calcification, calcareous, calcic, calciferous