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Deposition of calcium salts in the skin, subcutaneous tissue, or other part of the body in certain pathologic conditions. calcification, the deposit of calcium salts in tissues and organs that do not normally contain them in undissolved form.nterstitial calcinosis (calcium gout) is distinguished by the fact that there is no depletion of calcium in the bones and no excess concentration of calcium in the blood. The depositing of lime occurs in the skin and subcutaneous tissues or may spread to the muscles and other tissues.
Calcinosis cutis. Calcinosis cutis is a skin disease of dogs characterized by dystrophic calcium deposition in the dermis and subcutis. This deposition of calcium is thought to be due to phase transformation of calcium and phosphate ions from solution into crystalline aggregate with deposition in matrices of dermal collagen and elastin. Calcinosis cutis (or cutaneous calcification) is a type of calcinosis wherein calcium deposits form in the skin.