Idiopathic calcinosis circumscripta

A Biochemical Study of Blood and Tissues in Calcinosis Cutis Circumscripta

“…Our findings of normal serum calcium, phosphorous, acid and alkaline phosphatase agree with the findings of Kilburn [12], Clark [7], Barton and Reeves [3], Plitman and Gendel [17] and El Hefnawi [8], The tissue contained mostly calcium phosphate and a little calcium carbonate. The same has been reported by Maloney and Bloom [15], Atkinson and Weber [2], El Hefnawi [8] and Thompson et al [19], The interesting finding in our series, which was not reported so far, is the increased activity of acid phosphatase in the calcified areas.…”

Calcinosis Cutis Circumscripta

“…Many opinions are given to explain the idiopathic type. Calcinosis was thought to occur in areas of vascular insufficiency [1,21], or in areas of fat necrosis [20], or around norm al fat [17], or around areas of tissue dysplasia [7], or around dead onchocerca larvae in scrotum [2], or after Grenz-Ray irradiation for eczema of scrotum [23]. Thompson el al.…”