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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.
X-RAY demonstration of multiple articular chondrocalcinosis has been advanced as a useful preliminary diagnostic sign for pseudogout, a disease marked by deposition of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD) crystals.1 When present, chondrocalcinosis is usually most evident in the knee joint, where in turn the menisci usually are most obviously involved. A recent uncontrolled study by Dodds and Steinbach2 reported meniscal calcification in 10 of 31 patients with gout, 6 of whom had involvement of all 4 menisci.