ICD-11 classes
14 Diseases of the skin
Metabolic and nutritional disorders affecting the skin
EB90 — Dermatoses resulting from disturbed metabolic processes
EB90.4 — Calcification of skin or subcutaneous tissue
EB90.41 — Calcific panniculitis
ICD-11 EB90.41 — Calcific panniculitis
Calcific panniculitis presents as discrete, firm subcutaneous masses, often affecting the thighs and hips. It is strongly associated with hyperparathyroidism, particularly in the context of chronic renal failure. It may occur in conjunction with but is clinically distinct from calcific arteriolopathy (calciphylaxis).
The diagnosis includes nothing.
The diagnosis excludes nothing.
It has no clarifying diagnoses.