Extensive calcification of abdominal wall

Introduction Interstitial calcinosis is a soft tissue calcification, often located outside the joints, characterized by abdominal skin, subcutaneous tissue, muscles, tendons, tendon sheaths, localized or diffuse calcium deposits around the blood vessels. The symptoms of this disease are acute abdomen and intra-abdominal hemorrhage.

Cause

Cause:

Interstitial calcareosis can be divided into two major categories: primary and secondary. The former can be divided into localized calcinosis, extensive calcinosis, pseudotumor calcinosis, and cartilage calcinosis. The latter can be divided into primary hyperparathyroidism, secondary hyperparathyroidism, vitamin D poisoning, collagen disease, primary or secondary oxalate storage disease.

Primary, also known as idiopathic, refers to no calcium and phosphorus metabolism disorders, no local nutritional disorders or associated disease, mild or no clinical symptoms. Extensive calcium deposition in the abdominal wall belongs to idiopathic extensive calcinosis, which is mostly symmetric and bilateral.

an examination

Related inspection

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an examination:

(1) Digestive system: The most common symptoms of digestive tract in systemic damage. It is manifested as bloating, loss of appetite, digestion and malabsorption, constipation or diarrhea.

(2) Respiratory system: A small number of patients with pulmonary interstitial lesions appear in acute form and can occur at any stage. It is characterized by acute fever, difficulty breathing, and cyanosis.

(3) Muscle symptoms: involving the striated muscle.

(4) Kidney: Kidney lesions are light and rare, with a small amount of proteinuria, tubular urine and hematuria.

Differential diagnosis

Identification: Identification with localized calcinosis, para-osteosarcoma and extra-osseous osteosarcoma.

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