title: A unique presentation of calcinosis cutis in a patient with cystic fibrosis after double lung transplants.
abstract: Calcinosis cutis is the deposition of insoluble calcium salts in the skin and subcutaneous tissue. We report the case of a 28-year-old Caucasian woman with cystic fibrosis in whom strikingly symmetrical and reticulate calcinosis cutis developed on the lower extremities, which was noted on histology to spare the eccrine glands. Careful review of the literature fails to reveal any previous report with these remarkable cutaneous and histologic manifestations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Schools of Medicine and Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Jared Samuel
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Friedman
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fulghum Walters
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Woosley
authors.forename: Jo-David
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Fine
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016040:Lung Transplantation; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology