Calcinosis Cutis and Negative Pressure Wound Therapy as Adjuncts to Surgical Management: Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Abstract

Calcinosis cutis (CC), or calcium deposition in soft tissue, can cause significant morbidity associated with arthralgias and ulceration. This condition has an elusive pathophysiology and is often associated with autoimmune disorders, significantly impacting the disease burden. The clinical presentation of CC varies, and there is no gold standard treatment modality. The case of a 50-year-old woman with scleroderma and a rare presentation of milky drainage of a left hip ulcer secondary to underlying CC that was treated successfully with surgery and negative pressure wound therapy is reported herein. Also included is a review of the literature of the medical and surgical modalities used in the management of this debilitating condition.

• Authors: Florian Radu, Masaru Nishiaoki, Martine A Louis
• Journal: Wounds : a compendium of clinical research and practice (Wounds) Vol. 30 Issue 3 Pg. E32-E35 (Mar 2018) ISSN: 1943-2704 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 29584607 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Review)

Topics

• Calcinosis (complications, surgery)
• Female
• Humans
• Middle Aged
• Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy
• Scleroderma, Systemic (complications)
• Skin Ulcer (etiology, surgery)