Milia-like idiopathic calcinosis cutis in an adult without Down's syndrome

Milia-like idiopathic calcinosis cutis is a rare entity. Only 19 cases have been reported so far, the majority of them developed in children with Down's syndrome. The mean age of the patients is 10.3 years, with a sex ratio of nine girls to ten boys. Hands are most commonly affected. We report...

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Published in:Journal of dermatological case reports 2007-12, Vol.1 (1), p.16-19
Main Authors: Houtappel, Mayke, Leguit, Roos, Sigurdsson, Vigfus
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Language:English
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Summary:Milia-like idiopathic calcinosis cutis is a rare entity. Only 19 cases have been reported so far, the majority of them developed in children with Down's syndrome. The mean age of the patients is 10.3 years, with a sex ratio of nine girls to ten boys. Hands are most commonly affected. We report a case of a 69-year-old, otherwise healthy woman, who developed milia-like idiopathic calcinosis cutis on her forehead. To our knowledge, we report the seventh case occurring in a patient without Down's syndrome, and the first case occurring in an elderly person.
ISSN:1898-7249
1898-7249
DOI:10.3315/jdcr.2007.1.1004