Which of the following is true about calcification?
Types of Calcification Feature DYSTROPHIC CALCIFICATION METASTATIC CALCIFICATION Definition Deposits of calcium salts in dead and degenerated tissues Deposits of calcium salts in normal tissues Cause Necrosis Infarcts Thrombi Haematomas Dead parasites Atheromas Ceain tumours Cysts Calcinosis cutis Old scars,etc Hyperparathyroidism Hyperplasia Bony destructive lesions Hypercalcaemia of infancy Prolonged immobilisation Hypervitaminosis D Milk-alkali syndrome Calcium metabolism Normal Deranged Serum Calcium Level Normal Hypercalcaemia
It is most commonly seen in the kidneys
Serum calcium is normal in metastatic calcification
Psammoma body is formed with dystrophic calcification
Mitochondria is the rarest organelle affected in calcification
Pigmentation