Two cases of gigantic dystrophic calcinosis cutis caused by subcutaneous and/or intramuscular injections

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 371-374

  Kanda, Akira ^a   Uchimiya, Hiroshi ^a   Ohtake, Naoki ^a   Setoyama, Misturu ^a   Kanzaki, Tamotsu ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

A large number of injections; Calcium metabolism; Dystrophic calcinosis cutis; Widespread calcification

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CALCIUM; PHOSPHORUS; RINGER LACTATE SOLUTION; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CALCINOSIS; CALCIUM METABOLISM; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INJECTION; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SKIN GRAFT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0033012307     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1999.tb03491.x     Document Type: Article

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