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Medical condition
Calcinosis
North Korean President Kim Il Sung's calcium deposit is noticeable on the back of his head in this rare newsreel still image during a diplomatic meeting between him and Chinese leader Mao Zedong in Beijing, 1970.
Specialty
Endocrinology
Calcinosis is the formation of calcium deposits in any soft tissue.[1] It is a rare condition that has many different causes. These range from infection and injury to systemic diseases like kidney failure.
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tumoral calcinosis is not entirely understood. It is generally characterized by large, globular calcifications near joints. Calcification Calcinosis cutis...
Calcinosis cutis is an uncommon condition marked by calcium buildup in the skin and subcutaneous tissues. Calcinosis cutis can range in intensity from...
tissue disorder. The acronym "CREST" refers to the five main features: calcinosis, Raynaud's phenomenon, esophageal dysmotility, sclerodactyly, and telangiectasia...
Idiopathic scrotal calcinosis typically affects young males, with an onset between adolescence and early adulthood. The scrotal calcinosis appears, without...
conserved mechanism that is involved in developing tumoral calcinosis. The name indicates calcinosis (calcium deposition) which resembles tumor (like a new...
coronaries frequently undergo calcification. Cysts can show calcification. Calcinosis cutis is condition in which there are irregular nodular deposits of calcium...
may be a result of CREST syndrome, referring to the five main features: calcinosis, Raynaud syndrome, esophageal dysmotility, sclerodactyly and telangiectasia...
The syndrome recognises the significantly co-presenting symptoms of calcinosis, Raynaud's phenomenon, esophageal dysmotility, sclerodactyly and telangiectasia...
Enzootic calcinosis in 16 cows from 6 dairy farms in Unterengadin. Schweiz Arch Tierheilkd. 142:6 333–8. Braun, U., et al. (2000). Enzootic calcinosis in goats...
Normophosphatemic familial tumoral calcinosis is a cutaneous disorder characterized by cutaneous calcification or ossification. Progressive systemic sclerosis...
lobsters in Long Island Sound that occurred in the summer of 1999. Excretory calcinosis in American lobsters in Long Island Sound was described in 2002. The disease...
(lcSSc), also known as CREST syndrome (CREST is an acronym that stands for calcinosis, Raynaud's phenomenon, esophageal dysmotility, sclerodactyly, and telangiectasia...
to trigeminal neuralgia, hand paresthesias, headache, stroke, fatigue, calcinosis, and weight loss Scleroderma is caused by genetic and environmental factors...
Musculo-skeletal and connective tissue Arthralgia Myalgia Back pain Arthritis Calcinosis (calcification of ligaments and tendons) Premature epiphyseal fusion Exostosis...
include immunosuppressive drugs, and in some cases, glucocorticoids. Calcinosis, Raynaud's phenomenon, Esophageal dysfunction, Sclerodactyly, and Telangiectasia...
glycosides by grazing animals leads to vitamin D toxicity, resulting in calcinosis, the deposition of excessive calcium in soft tissues. Three rangeland...
Nephrocalcinosis, once known as Albright's calcinosis after Fuller Albright, is a term originally used to describe the deposition of poorly soluble calcium...
calcification, has been found to underlie normophosphatemic familial tumoral calcinosis in families of Jewish Yemenite origin. Jewish culture Jewish diaspora...
acromioclavicular chondrocalcinosis is available at ShoulderUS.com Hosler G. "calcinosis_cutis_2_060122". Derm Atlas. Archived from the original on 5 February...
is unique to the inflammatory process of JDMS. Some children develop calcinosis, which are calcium deposits under the skin. The rash is the source of...
Deleterious mutations of this gene cause normophosphatemic familial tumoral calcinosis (NFTC). On the other hand, mutations that increase the activity of SAMD9...
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