Calcinose cutânea associada a Hiperglicocorticoidismo em cão: Relato de Caso / Calcinosis cutis associated to Hyperadrenocorticism in a dog: case report

ABSTRACT

Cutaneous calcinosis is an uncommon condition where it is mostly shown the deposition ofcalcium in the skin layers, generally associated with by endocrinopathies of the adrenalcortex. Here we report a case of a dog with adrenal gland hyperplasia that developedcalcinosis cutis in a middle-aged dog. In this case, the clinical typical presentation,together with histopathological and ultrasonographical findings were extremely importantin the elucidation.