CALCINOSIS UNIVERSALIS
Authors: D PATERSON
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1941)

Case Reports1 January 1941CALCINOSIS UNIVERSALISJ. FLETCHER LUTZ, M.D., F.A.C.P.J. FLETCHER LUTZ, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-14-7-1270 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe abnormal deposition of calcium in the body has received considerable attention and study on the part of clinicians, biochemists, dermatologists, and roentgenologists. Instances of abnormal deposition of calcium may be divided into three main groups: progressive myositis ossificans, metastatic calcinosis, and calcinosis (subdivided into calcinosis circumscripta and calcinosis universalis).Progressive Myositis Ossificans. Mair1defines the disease as one of the locomotory system in the growth period of children, affecting not only the muscles but tendons, ligaments, fasciae, and aponeuroses. It is very commonly associated with various congenital abnormalities, the commonest being malformation of the great toes. There is no...References1. MAIR WF: Myositis ossificans progressiva, Edinburgh Med. Jr., 1932, xxxix, 13, 69. Google Scholar2. MUNCHMYER : Ueber Myositis ossificans progressiva, Ztschr. f. rat. Med., 1869, p. 9. Google Scholar3. HELFRICH , quoted by MAIR, W. F.: Myositis ossificans progressiva, Edinburgh Med. Jr., 1932, xxxix, 13, 69. Google Scholar4. ROSENSTIRN J: Myositis ossificans progressiva, Ann. Surg., 1917, 485. Google Scholar5. WEBER H: Sklerodermie, Korrespbl. Schweiz. Ärzte, 1878, xx, 623. Google Scholar6. VERSE M: Ueber Calcinosis universalis, Beitr. z. path. Anat. u. z. allg. Path., 1912, liii, 212. Google Scholar7. STEINITZ H: Calcinosis circumscripta (Kalkgicht) und Calcinosis universalis, Ergebn. d. inn. Med. u. Kinderh., 1931, xxxix, 216. Google Scholar8. BAUERMARBLEBENNETT WAGA: Further studies in a case of calcification of subcutaneous tissue (calcinosis universalis) in a child, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1931, clxxxii, 237. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. TISDALLERB FFIH: Report of two cases with unusual calcareous deposits, Am. Jr. Dis. Child., 1924, xxvii, 28. Google Scholar10. WILENSDERBY GJ: Calcification of subcutaneous tissue in a child (calcinosis universalis), Am. Jr. Dis. Child., 1926, xxxi, 34. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11. LANGMEAD FS: The relationship between certain rare diseases: generalized scleroderma, calcinosis, dermatomyositis, myositis fibrosa, Arch. Pediat., 1923, xl, 112. Google Scholar12. DURHAM RH: Scleroderma and calcinosis, Arch. Int. Med., 1928, xlii, 467. CrossrefGoogle Scholar13. LITCHTWITZ L: Ueber die Bedeutung der Kolloide für die Konkrementbildung und die Verkalkung, Deutsch. med. Wchnschr., 1910, xxxvi, 704. CrossrefGoogle Scholar14. WELLS HG: Metastatic calcification, Arch. Int. Med., 1915, xv, 574; Trans. Chicago Path. Soc., 1914-1915, ix, 208. CrossrefGoogle Scholar15. SKOSSOGORENKO GF: Calcinosis interstitialis universalis, Jr. Bone and Joint Surg., 1932, xiv, 339-345. Google Scholar16. CRAIGLYALL JA: A case of calcinosis universalis and a suggested method of treatment, Brit. Jr. Child. Dis., 1931, xxviii, 29. Google Scholar17. KENNEDY RL: Calcinosis and scleroderma in a child treated by ketogenic diet, Med. Clin. N. Am., 1929, xii, 1655. Google Scholar18. LOGAN JR: Unusual calcareous deposits in the soft tissue of the hands, Arch. Radiol., 1923-24, xxviii, 55; Lancet, 1923, 900. Google Scholar19. HEIN BJ: Calcinosis universalis, reprinted from Arch. Surg., 1933, xxvi, 389-396. CrossrefGoogle Scholar20. HANSON AM: Physiology of the parathyroid, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1935, cv, 113-114. CrossrefGoogle Scholar21. BEATH RM: A case of calcinosis universalis with premature senility, Brit. Jr. Radiol., 1934, vii, 372-374. CrossrefGoogle Scholar22. BOLAM M: Calcinosis with report of a case of calcinosis universalis, Brit. Jr. Dermat, 1935, xlvii, 562-563. Google Scholar23. RUDOLPH CC: Calcinosis universalis and dermatomyositis, Jr. Pediat., 1934, iv, 342-351. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: York, Pennsylvania*Received for publication June 14, 1939. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited bySOFT TISSUE CALCIFICATION, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO ITS OCCURRENCE IN THE "COLLAGEN DISEASES"*CLAYTON E. WHEELER, ARTHUR C. CURTIS, F.A.C.P., EDWARD P. CAWLEY, ROBERT H. GREKIN, BERTRAM ZHEUTLINIdiopathic calcinosis circumscripta 1 January 1941Volume 14, Issue 7Page: 1270-1282KeywordsCalciumChildrenCongenital disordersLigamentsMusclesMyositisTendons ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 January 1941 PDF downloadLoading ...