Dystrophic calcification is seen in -: (A) Milk alkali syndrome, (B) Atheromatous plaque, (C) Hyperparathyroidism, (D) Vitamin A intoxication
Answer is B. Dystrophic calcification is seen in dead and degenerated tissue. Calcification in degenerated tissue: atheroma in the aoa and coronaries. Metastatic calcification occurs in normal tissues due to hypercalcimia. E.g. hyper vitaminosis D , hyper parathyroidism, Milk alkali syndrome. .ref Robbins 9/e p14