Metastatic Calcinosis Cutis: A Case in a Child with Acute Pre-B Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Hypercalcemia in children with malignancy is an uncommon condition. It has been described in leukemia patients with impaired renal excretion of calcium or osteolytic lesions. Metastatic calcinosis cutis (MCC) may develop if hypercalcemia persists. We report the case of a 5-year-old girl with an atyp...

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Main Authors: Castanedo-Cázares, Juan Pablo, Reyes-Herrera, Amalia, Hernández-Blanco, Diana, Oros-Ovalle, Cuauhtémoc, Torres-Álvarez, Bertha
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4540989/