title: Idiopathic calcinosis cutis of nasal dorsum.
abstract: A 23-year-old lady presented with a slowly progressing firm mass on the nasal dorsum since 8 months. Her biochemical, haematological and collagen vascular disease screening tests were normal. Radiographs of the nasal bones showed a subcutaneous calcifying lesion with no evidence of nasal bone erosion. A diagnosis of idiopathic calcinosis cutis (ICC) was made. The mass was excised and soft tissue defect was augmented with silicone prosthesis. The histopathology with the haematoxylin and eosin staining and von Kossa stain confirmed the diagnosis of calcinosis cutis. This is an unusual presentation of ICC involving the nasal dorsum requiring surgery and nasal dorsal augmentation with silicone prosthesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT, KS Hegde Medical Academy, Derlakatte, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: D Kamath P
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Shrinath
authors.forename: M Shwetha
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Shenoy
authors.forename: Kishore C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Shetty
authors.forename: Banavasi S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Girish