Calcinosis Interstitial

Calcifications are deposits of calcium salts inside soft tissues, mainly subcutaneous tissue, tendons and joints, determined on x-rays. Most often they are localized on the facial part of the skull, auricle, upper body, forearms and hands. Deposits of calcium salts are caused by the deposition of calcium in “dust-like” tissue connective tissue spaces. Calcification can be either benign or malignant. Examples of benign interstitial calcification include osteophytes in the ligaments of the joints and cryonecrosis of the subcutaneous fatty tissue of the hands and fingers. Malignant interstitial