
pmid: 15565339
We report on an infant with severe asphyxia and persistent pulmonary hypertension as a newborn. The baby received prolonged intravenous calcium gluconate therapy for hypocalcemia. At 5 weeks of age, multiple firm, indurated areas (armor-like lesions) were palpable in the subcutaneous tissues of the trunk, arms, legs, and face, particularly in skin folds. Roentgenographic study showed generalized soft-tissue calcifications throughout the body, extremities, and face. Calcinosis cutis occurs through a variety of pathogenetic mechanisms. Case reports on calcinosis cutis in infants are uncommon, and the calcifications are mostly localized. In our patient, they are generalized.
Asphyxia Neonatorum, Hypocalcemia, Remission, Spontaneous, Infant, Newborn, Calcinosis, Calcium Gluconate, Persistent Fetal Circulation Syndrome, Skin Diseases, Humans, Female, Follow-Up Studies
Asphyxia Neonatorum, Hypocalcemia, Remission, Spontaneous, Infant, Newborn, Calcinosis, Calcium Gluconate, Persistent Fetal Circulation Syndrome, Skin Diseases, Humans, Female, Follow-Up Studies
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