Dystrophiccalcification can occur even if the amount of calcium in the blood is not elevated. ... These calcifications are an indication of previous microscopic cell injury. ...
Dystrophiccalcification, without a systemic mineral imbalance. Metastatic calcification, a systemic elevation of calcium levels in the blood and all tissues. ...
dystrophiccalcification the deposition of calcium in abnormal tissue, such as scar tissue or atherosclerotic plaques, without abnormalities of blood calcium. ...