Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Ectopic calcification
HP:0010766
What it means
Deposition of calcium salts in a tissue or location in which calcification does not normally occur.
Rare diseases that can present with this11
Very common80–99%
2The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions, and Orphanet separately records 2 diseases where this sign is specifically absent. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.
Part of the broader category
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