MeSH definition : Pathological deposition of calcium in the skin and subcutaneous tissue. Excessive
calcification of the skin may be associated with underlying diseases that cause tissue
damage (e.g., EHLERS-DANLOS SYNDROME; PSEUDOXANTHOMA ELASTICUM; ROTHMUND-THOMSON SYNDROME;
and WERNER SYNDROME) or that cause abnormal calcium and phosphate metabolism (e.g.,
CALCIPHYLAXIS; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; and SARCOIDOSIS).;
Pathological deposition of calcium in the skin and subcutaneous tissue. Excessive
calcification of the skin may be associated with underlying diseases that cause tissue
damage (e.g., EHLERS-DANLOS SYNDROME; PSEUDOXANTHOMA ELASTICUM; ROTHMUND-THOMSON SYNDROME;
and WERNER SYNDROME) or that cause abnormal calcium and phosphate metabolism (e.g.,
CALCIPHYLAXIS; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; and SARCOIDOSIS).