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A case of idiopathic calcinosis cutis on auricle

Calcinosis cutis is a rare disease consisted of insoluble calcium salts in the skin and subcutaneous tissue. This can be categorized into 5 groups according to pathogenesis: dystrophic, metastatic, idiopathic, iatrogenic calcinosis cutis and calciphylaxis. Have been categorized into idiopathic one which occurs without any other external damage or underlying systemic disease. Here, we report one case of histologically confirmed congenital calcinosis cutis appeared as a growing mass on the right auricle with its interesting preoperative finding on magnetic resonance imaging scan which has never been reported before.