What Is Calcinosis Cutis?
5. Iatrogenic Calcification
The exact reason why iatrogenic calcification occurs is not well understood. It is, however, known that the condition occurs after the patient has undergone certain medical procedures or therapy. Some of these procedures will lead to calcium salt deposits developing as an unintended, and unwelcome, side effect.
Some patients will develop the lumps after an electromyograph or electroencephalograph. This is down to the saturated calcium chloride electrode paste used in the procedure. Some treatments for tuberculosis can also result in the condition. Perhaps the most common cause of all is heel sticks, which are used to take blood from newborn babies.
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