title: Multiple subepidermal calcified nodules on the thigh mimicking molluscum contagiosum.
abstract: Subepidermal calcified nodule (SCN) is a rare form of calcinosis cutis that presents as a solitary verrucous nodule on the face. Here, we report an unusual case of SCN. A healthy 2-year-old boy presented with multiple, round, hard, yellow-white to erythematous lesions on his right thigh. Histopathologic examination of a punch biopsy specimen revealed deposition of calcium in the dermis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Hei Sung
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Min Joo
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jun Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Hyung-Ok
authors.initials: HO
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Young Min
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000473:pathology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008976:Molluscum Contagiosum / Q000473:pathology*; D013848:Thigh