Case of dystrophic calcinosis cutis in epidermal cyst arising from verrucous epidermal nevus.
Dystrophic calcinosis cutis is diagnosed when calcium is deposited into previously damaged tissue by connective tissue disease, panniculitis, pseudoxanthoma elasticum or trauma. We report a case of dystrophic calcinosis cutis arising from the lesion of an epidermal cyst on the verrucous epidermal nevus. A 20-year-old woman presented with a polypoid pinkish tumor on a brownish, verrucous plaque. Histopathological findings of the pinkish tumor showed calcium deposits as amorphous, basophilic material lining the true epidermis in the upper dermis, which were compatible with dystrophic calcinosis cutis and the plaque was diagnosed as a verrucous epidermal nevus.
Lee
Ji Hyun
JH
Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Park
Hyun Jeong
HJ
Lee
Jun Young
JY
Cho
Baik Kee
BK
D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications*; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D009506:Nevus / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D012535:Scalp; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D055815:Young Adult