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Calcinosis
 | This article needs more reliable medical references for verification or relies too heavily on primary sources. (June 2012) |  |
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| North Korean President Kim Il Sung's calcium deposit is noticeable on the back of his head in this rare newsreel still image during a diplomatic meeting between him and Chinese leader Mao Zedong in Beijing, 1970. | |
| Specialty | Endocrinology |
Calcinosis is the formation of calcium deposits in any soft tissue.[1] It is a rare condition that has many different causes. These range from infection and injury to systemic diseases like kidney failure.
- ^ Le, Cuong; Bedocs, Paul M. (17 July 2021). Calcinosis Cutis. PMID 28846311. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
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