Dermatology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Dermatology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
BMJ Case Rep. 2023 Jul 17;16(7):e255461. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2023-255461.
Subepidermal calcified nodule (SCN) is a clinical form of idiopathic calcinosis cutis, which commonly affects children, and presents as yellowish-white lesions involving the face. It is often misdiagnosed for other disorders like warts and molluscum contagiosum and treated by ablative procedures. In such a scenario, lack of histopathological examination makes it difficult to reach the correct diagnosis. We here report a case of SCN which was diagnosed after an excisional biopsy. Further, histopathological finding of dermal calcium deposits must prompt the clinician to rule out other disorders leading to calcinosis cutis, before labelling the case as SCN.
皮下钙化结节(SCN)是特发性皮肤钙化病的一种临床形式,常见于儿童,表现为累及面部的黄白色病变。它常被误诊为其他疾病,如疣和传染性软疣,并通过消融性手术进行治疗。在这种情况下,如果缺乏组织病理学检查,就很难做出正确的诊断。我们在此报告一例 SCN 病例,该病例在切除活检后被诊断出来。此外,真皮钙沉积的组织病理学发现必须促使临床医生在将病例标记为 SCN 之前,排除导致皮肤钙化的其他疾病。