Metastatic calcification in skin: exclusive involvement of eccrine sweat ducts. A case report.
A remarkable distribution of metastatic calcium in skin involving exclusively the excretory duct of eccrine sweat glands was observed in an adult male with hypercalcemia. An explanation is offered for the unusual distribution of calcium in the skin.
D002114:Calcinosis / Q000473:pathology*; D004439:Eccrine Glands / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D013543:Sweat Gland Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D013545:Sweat Glands / Q000473:pathology*