That's Not Molluscum! A literature review of 109 cases of subepidermal calcified nodules

Akash D Patel; Jane S Bellet

doi:10.1111/pde.14626

That's Not Molluscum! A literature review of 109 cases of subepidermal calcified nodules

Pediatr Dermatol. 2021 Jul;38(4):759-763. doi: 10.1111/pde.14626. Epub 2021 Jun 21.

Authors

Akash D Patel¹, Jane S Bellet^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA.
² Department of Dermatology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA.
³ Department of Pediatrics, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA.

PMID: 34152028
DOI: 10.1111/pde.14626

Abstract

Subepidermal calcified nodule (SCN) is a rare presentation of idiopathic calcinosis cutis. A literature review was conducted, with 109 cases reported in 268 articles. We report the demographic data, SCN clinical and histological characteristics, common differential diagnoses, and treatments performed from this analysis.

Keywords: cyst; excision; idiopathic calcinosis cutis; pediatric; subepidermal calcified nodule.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Calcinosis* / diagnosis
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Skin
Skin Neoplasms*