Dystrophic calcification is the most common type of calcinosis cutis and is
associated with a variety of disorders: collagen vascular diseases, panniculitis,
porphyria cutanea tarda, Ehlers-Danlos s., Werner's s., pseudoxanthoma elasticum,
Rothmund-Thompson s., cutaneous neoplasms, infections, trauma. This is a
cutaneous calcification in a patient with haepatic cyrrosis. The big
calcification was asported from his leg. The image was performed by
videomicroscopy.
Subcutaneous calcification. Videomicroscopy, x25
Subcutaneous calcification. Videomicroscopy, x50
Subcutaneous
calcification. Videomicroscopy, x50
Dystrophic calcification
Haepatic cyrrosis(videomicroscopy 25-50x)