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Abnormal calcium deposition is among the many sequelae that may arise following major burn injury. This may take the form of heterotopic ossification (HO) or calcinosis cutis (CC) within scarred skin. These two processes are distinct, but clinicians sometimes use the term “heterotopic ossification” as a catch-all term to reference any abnormal calcium deposition in a burn survivor. While HO is well-described, less attention has been devoted to CC. We present a case of CC to highlight the distinct presentations of CC vs. HO in hopes of promoting the use of semantically correct terms within the burn care community.
钙沉积异常是大面积烧伤后可能出现的多种后遗症之一。其表现形式可能是疤痕皮肤内的异位骨化（HO）或角质钙化（CC）。这两种过程截然不同，但临床医生有时会将 "异位骨化 "作为一个统称，用来指烧伤幸存者体内的任何异常钙沉积。虽然 HO 已被详细描述，但对 CC 的关注却较少。我们介绍了一例 CC 病例，以突出 CC 与 HO 的不同表现，希望能促进烧伤护理界使用语义正确的术语。
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