Extensive calcification of the abdominal wall

Interstitial calcification is a type of calcification of soft tissues, often outside the joints. It is characterized by localized or diffuse calcifications of the abdominal skin, subcutaneous tissue, muscles, tendons, tendon sheaths, and blood vessels. The symptoms of this disease are acute abdomen and intra-abdominal bleeding.

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