Calcinosis cutis following liver transplantation: a complication of intravenous calcium administration

Br J Dermatol. 1995 Feb;132(2):275-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1995.tb05026.x.

Abstract

Calcinosis cutis may be a complication of administration of intravenous calcium solutions. We report four patients who developed calcinosis cutis following orthotopic liver transplantation, all of whom had received calcium chloride solutions intravenously during surgery. There was no evidence of extravasation of the solutions. A gradual improvement of the lesions was seen in the subsequent months. This complication of intravenous calcium infusions is probably related to the large amounts of blood-derived products and of calcium salts administered during surgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Calcinosis / chemically induced*
  • Calcinosis / pathology
  • Calcium Chloride / administration & dosage
  • Calcium Chloride / adverse effects*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infusions, Intravenous
  • Liver Transplantation*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Postoperative Complications / chemically induced*
  • Skin Diseases / chemically induced*

Substances

  • Calcium Chloride