Idiopathic calcinosis cutis of the penis.
Calcification of the skin occurs in three main forms: dystrophic; metastatic; and idiopathic. Idiopathic calcinosis cutis of the penis is a rare event and only 4 cases have been reported. Herein we present another case in a 19-year-old man and discuss its probable pathogenic origin.
Department of Urology, Hospital El Bierzo, León, Spain. jsm@pulso.com
José María
JM
Sánchez-Merino
Marta
M
Bouso-Montero
Angel
A
Fernández-Flores
Jesús
J
García-Alonso
D000328:Adult; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010409:Penile Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery