A 40-year-old male with a history of Tumoral calcinosis presented in our clinic on November 2011 complaining of decreased visual acuity in his right eye for the past 2 weeks. His past Medical history included arthritis in his large joints primarily his knees, iron deficiency anemia and hyperphosphatemia. He was on multiple medications including: Cholecalciferol, Ferrous Sulphate, Folic Acid, Omeprazole and Multivitamins. His past Surgical history was unremarkable.
DiscussionTumoral calcinosis, is a subtype of a group of disorders classified under calcinosis cutis. Calcinosis cutis is classified into four types
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