Synonym(s)
hip stone; tumoral calcinosis
HistoryThis section has been translated automatically.
Duret, 1899; Inclan, 1943
DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
Almost exclusively in Africa occurring Calcinosis cutis with slowly growing, cutaneously-subcutaneously located calcified nodes, especially in the area of the large joints. Partly attributed to Calcinosis idiopathica, partly to Calcinosis dystrophica.
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EtiopathogenesisThis section has been translated automatically.
Unexplained, metabolic disorder mostly not detectable (in some cases an elevated serum phosphate level was found).
ManifestationThis section has been translated automatically.
Especially among black Africans, very rarely among whites. Usually begins in childhood or early adulthood. Family clustering.
LocalizationThis section has been translated automatically.
Proximity of the large joints (without direct joint involvement): hip, elbow, shoulder joint.
Clinical featuresThis section has been translated automatically.
One or more subcutaneously located, easily movable, up to 5 cm thick, hard, non-pressure dolent nodes. Possibly reddening of the overlying skin. Years of slow growth. Possibly ulceration and breakthrough to the outside.
HistologyThis section has been translated automatically.
Initially destruction of collagen fibres, cyst formation, foreign body reaction; later extensive calcification zones.
DiagnosisThis section has been translated automatically.
X-ray, histology, sonography.
Differential diagnosisThis section has been translated automatically.
TherapyThis section has been translated automatically.
Surgical removal if necessary. See also Calcinosis idiopathica; see also Calcinosis dystrophica.
Note(s)This section has been translated automatically.
The synonym "Hip Stone" comes from the name of the disease in New Guinea.
LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.
- Abraham Z et al (1996) Tumoral calcinosis: report of a case and brief review of the literature. J Dermatol 23: 545-550
- Arikawa J et al (2000) Tumoral calcinosis: a case report with an electron microscopic study. Eur J Dermatol 10: 52-54
- Bittmann S et al (2003) Tumoral calcinosis of the gluteal region in a child: case report with overview of different soft-tissue calcifications. J Pediatrics Surgery 38: E4-7
- Duret MH (1899) Tumeurs multiples et singulieres des bourses sereuses (endotheliomes peut-etre d'origine parasitaire). Bull Mem Soc Anat Paris 74: 725-731
- Inclan A et al (1943) Tumoral calcinosis. JAMA 121: 490-495
- McKee PH et al (1982) Tumoral Calcinosis: A Pathological Study of 56 Cases. Br J Dermatol 107: 669-674
- Zimmermann J et al (1990) Tumor-like calcinosis. Dermatologist 41: 475-377
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Calcinosis cutis (overview); Calcinosis dystrophica localized; Calcinosis idiopathica; Foreign body granuloma; Osteoma cutis; Pilomatrixoma;Disclaimer
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