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Tumoral calcinosis revisited — common and uncommon features

Report of ten cases and review

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Familial cutaneous and subcutaneous tumoral calcifications are a recognized entity of unknown pathogenesis. The course of calcinosis and various treatments are discussed and the literature concerning the aetiology is reviewed. Our ten cases provided some experience in dealing with tumoral calcinosis and demonstrated, in addition, some clinical phenomena unrecognized previously, such as involvement of the mucous membranes and an ertthematous rash preceeding the development of calcified nodules.

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Abbreviations

TC:

tumoral calcinosis

Pi:

phosphorus, inorganic

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  1. Department of Pediatric Dermatology, Beilinson Medical Centre, 49100, Petah Tiqva, Israel

    A. Metzker

  2. Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Beilinson Medical Centre, 49100, Petah Tiqva, Israel

    B. Eisenstein

  3. Metabolic Unit, Beilinson Medical Centre, 49100, Petah Tiqva, Israel

    R. Samuel

  4. Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

    R. Samuel

  5. Pediatric Department, Hacarmel Hospital, Haifa, Israel

    J. Oren

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Metzker, A., Eisenstein, B., Oren, J. et al. Tumoral calcinosis revisited — common and uncommon features. Eur J Pediatr 147, 128–132 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00442209

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