MUCOSAL CALCIFIED NODULE OF THE HARD PALATE IN AN INFANT - CASE-REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Pathological calcifications of skin manifest as small or large deposit s of calcium in the dermis and subcutaneous tissues. One form of these conditions is described as subepidermal calcified nodule seen on the facial shin of young children without any underlying connective tissue disease or any abnormality in calcium or phosphorus metabolism. The o ral cavity is rarely affected. Recently, two cases were reported in th e oral mucosa and the ten ''mucosal calcified nodule'' was coined for such an entity. We report another case of such a process involving the oral mucosa of a 5-month-old infant who presented with an enlarging l esion at the junction of the hard and soft palate.