Calcinosis

Case Description:

The DXA scan shows calcinosis in a patient with known scleroderma. Calcinosis is the presence of calcium deposits in soft tissues. The differential diagnosis of calcinosis includes infections, tumors, connective tissue disease, hyperphosphatemia and hypercalcemia. The calcinosis over bone will overestimate bone mineral density. The calcinosis in the soft tissues will be mapped and deleted from the soft tissue baseline, and this could be confirmed by evaluation of the undo view on a Hologic scan.

Credit:

Sarah L Morgan, MD, RD, CCD, The University of Alabama at Birmingham

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