Ectopic Calcification
Diseases

DEFINITION

Ectopic calcification is a pathologic deposition of calcium salts in tissues or bone growth in soft tissues. This can be a symptom of hyperphosphatemia. Formation of osseous tissue in soft tissues such as the lungs, eyes, arteries, or other organs is known as ectopic calcification, dystrophic calcification, or ectopic ossification. (Ectopic Calcification: Gathering Hard Facts about Soft Tissue Mineralization, 1999

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The Diseases Database	URL
MedlinePlus	"URL":
Orphanet	"Disease":
OMIM single gene	Fabry
Wikigenes	AGAL
GeneCards	"AGAL":
Kegg Pathway	AGAL

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EPIDEMIOLOGY

age, sex, seasonality, etc

SYMPTOMS

DIAGNOSIS

histopathology
radiology
NMR
laboratory tests

PATHOGENESIS

calcification collagen hydroxylation

ectopic calcification obesity

calcification obesity

PATIENT RISK FACTORS

Vascular

Genetic

Acquired

Hormonal

Genetic

Acquired

TISSUE SPECIFIC RISK FACTORS

anatomical (due its structure)

vascular (due to the local circulation)

physiopathological (due to tissue function and activity)

COMPLICATIONS

THERAPY