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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