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Section Editors: Matylda Machnowska1 and Anvita Pauranik2
1University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2BC Children's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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August 5, 2013
Facial Calcinosis in Lupus Erythematosus
- Facial soft tissue calcifications are rare. Soft tissue calcifications can be classified broadly into 1) metastatic calcifications secondary to hypercalcemia and hyperphosphatemia and 2) dystrophic calcifications.
- DDx: Differential diagnosis of dystrophic soft tissue calcifications include heterotopic ossification, injection granulomas, dermatomyositis, scleroderma, systemic lupus erythematosus, tumor necrosis, osteoma, osteosarcoma, parasitic infestation, and venous insufficiency.
- Rx: Depends on the underlying cause.
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