Items tagged “calcification”
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Calcinosis universalis
Calcinosis universalis is a condition characterized by long bands or sheets of symmetrical calcifications in skin, subcutaneous tissues, muscles and tendons 5. It is considered a diffuse form of calcinosis cutis.
Clinical presentation
It usually presents <20 years of age, and is more common in...
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Splenic brucellosis
Brucellosis is a common zoonosis, which is particularly prevalent in Mediterranean countries. It produces a multisystemic illness that can present with a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations and complications 1.
This article is focusing on the splenic involvement by brucellosis. For genera...
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Renal artery calcification
Renal artery calcifications, also known as renovascular calcifications, are deposits of calcium salts on the wall of a renal artery, found incidentally on imaging, usually CT 1. They are associated with extrarenal atherosclerosis and linked to hypertension 2.
Terminology
The term “renal artery...
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Bowel wall calcification
Bowel wall calcification is not common and can occur secondary to various mechanisms due to benign, premalignant, or malignant lesions.
The differential diagnoses include:
mucinous adenocarcinoma
gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST)
metastatic calcification - due to renal failure
hemangio...