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Case Reports
. 1988 Dec;19(6):1095-101.
doi: 10.1016/s0190-9622(88)70278-9.

Idiopathic calcinosis of the scrotum: histopathologic observations of fifty-one nodules

D H Song  1 , K H Lee, W H Kang
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Case Reports

Idiopathic calcinosis of the scrotum: histopathologic observations of fifty-one nodules

D H Song et al. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1988 Dec.

Abstract

A 29-year-old man had a 2-year history of multiple, asymptomatic, firm, subcutaneous nodules on the scrotal skin, which sometimes discharged a chalky material. Fifty-one nodules were observed in the histopathologic examination, which revealed, in addition to the typical findings of idiopathic calcinosis of the scrotum, various forms of intact cysts: epidermal (some calcified), pilar (calcified), hybrid (calcified), and indeterminate cysts with diffusely calcified keratinous content and attenuated walls. A mixture of calcified keratinous material and inflammatory infiltrates was detected, with or without remnants of the cyst wall. These findings suggest that idiopathic calcinosis of the scrotum derives from the dystrophic calcification of cysts.

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  • Scrotal calcinosis.
    Dave AJ. Dave AJ. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1990 Jul;23(1):150-1. doi: 10.1016/s0190-9622(08)81219-4. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1990. PMID: 2365869 No abstract available.

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