RT Book, Section A1 Fairley, Janet A. A1 Aronson, Adam B. A2 Kang, Sewon A2 Amagai, Masayuki A2 Bruckner, Anna L. A2 Enk, Alexander H. A2 Margolis, David J. A2 McMichael, Amy J. A2 Orringer, Jeffrey S. SR Print(0) ID 1161338844 T1 Calcium and Other Mineral Deposition Disorders T2 Fitzpatrick's Dermatology, 9e YR 2019 FD 2019 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071837798 LK dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1161338844 RD 2024/10/15 AB AT-A-GLANCEResults from the deposition of calcium salts in the dermis, subcutaneous tissue, or vascular endothelium when the local calcium concentration exceeds its solubility in the tissue.Clinically, it may be categorized as dystrophic, metastatic, idiopathic, or iatrogenic.Pathology shows aggregates of calcium that stain with Alizarin red S or von Kossa stains.Ossification may occur secondary to calcification or primarily in genetic syndromes.Treatment is often difficult.