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Letter to the Editor| Volume 58, ISSUE 4, P491-492, May 2020

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Calcinosis cutis

  • S. Mumtaz
    Correspondence
    Corresponding author at: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Barnet Hospital, Wellhouse Lane, London EN5 3DJ, United Kingdom.
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    Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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  • V. Sharma
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    Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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      A 32-year-old African-Caribbean woman presented with multiple painful areas of the face and neck that were discharging pus and ‘gritty’ material (Fig. 1). Her medical history included lupus and Raynaud’s disease. On examination, we noted tender, firm, multiple swellings of the bilateral temple and the submental and submandibular regions, and discharging sinuses. Computed tomography (CT) of the craniofacial region showed multifocal dermal and subdermal deposits of calcium (Fig. 2). Blood investigations confirmed normal concentrations of serum calcium, phosphate, and parathyroid hormone. Renal function was normal.
      Fig. 1
      Fig. 1“Exfoliating” calcium deposits.
      Fig. 2
      Fig. 2Computed tomographic image showing multifocal dermal and subdermal deposits.
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