Calcinosis is the term applied to the abnormal deposition of calcium salts in the skin, subcutaneous tissues, muscles and tendons of the body. The first authentic case was reported in association with scleroderma by Weber in 1878, who interpreted the condition as a form of gout. Since then, the syndrome has been the subject of a great deal of discussion and controversy as to the etiology, the pathology and the therapy concerned.
REVIEW OF THE LITERATURECalcinosis has been recognized as not being limited to any one disease and has been reported in association with a variety of conditions: and W'elt, cases 1 and 2 in this report), lipodystrophia progressiva (Kuznitzky and Melchior), leukemia (Riehl), osteomyelitis of the pelvic bones, with staphylococcic septicemia (Jadassohn), myositis ossificans (Gate, Michel and Thévenon; Turpin, Brun and Guillaumin) and renal rickets, or dwarfism, with arterial degen¬ eration (Lightwood).From the Pediatric Service of Dr. B\l=e'\la Schick, the Mount Sinai Hospital.