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KMID : 0363220080460060839
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Korean Journal of Dermatology
2008 Volume.46 No. 6 p.839 ~ p.841
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A Case of Dystrophic Calcinosis Cutis Following the Acupuncture in a Herb Clinic
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Hwang Seon-Wook
Cho Kyung-Jong
Hong Soon-Kwon
Seo Jong-Keun
Lee Deborah
Sung Ho-Suk
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Abstract
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Accumulation of calcium in the skin is usually classified as a group of disorders referred to as calcinosis cutis. Based on pathophysiologic mechanisms, it has been classified as metastatic, dystrophic, idiopathinic and iatrogenic calcinosis cutis. Local tissue injury due to repetitive trauma by an acupuncture needle can cause dystrophic calcinosis cutis. A 61-year-old woman developed hyperpigmented pea sized subcutaneous nodules on the right side of her lower abdomen. She had received several sessions of acupuncture treatments on the right abdomen in a herb medicine clinic. A biopsy specimen showed amorphous basophilic deposits in the dermis and serum levels of calcium, phosphate were within the normal range. We report a case of dystrophic calcinosis cutis following acupuncture treatments by a herb medicine doctor. (Korean J Dermatol 2008;46(6):839∼841)
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KEYWORD
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Acupuncture, Calcinosis cutis
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