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title: "Calcinosis"
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Calcinosis is the formation of calcium deposits in any soft tissue. It is a rare condition that has many different causes. These range from infection and injury to systemic diseases like kidney failure.


== Types ==


=== Dystrophic calcification ===
The most common type of calcinosis is dystrophic calcification. This type of calcification can occur as a response to any soft tissue damage, including that involved in implantation of medical devices.


=== Metastatic calcification ===
Metastatic calcification involves a systemic calcium excess imbalance, which can be caused by hypercalcemia, kidney failure, milk-alkali syndrome, lack or excess of other minerals, or other causes.


=== Tumoral calcinosis ===
The cause of the rare condition of tumoral calcinosis is not entirely understood. It is generally characterized by large, globular calcifications near joints.


== See also ==
Calcification
Calcinosis cutis
Dermatomyositis
Fahr's syndrome
Hyperphosphatemia
Primrose syndrome
Scleroderma


== References ==


== External links ==
 Media related to Calcinosis at Wikimedia Commons