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Could a postoperative staph infection cause calcifications to deposit in my body?

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Dr. Carlo Contreras answered

Specializes in Surgical Oncology

Yes: Calcifications can be attributed to many causes. Any time there is a foreign body within the body, the body's immune system tries to control it by directly killing the foreign body, surrounding & forming a barrier around it, and "remembering" it in the event of a repeat exposure in the future. Part of the healing process may involve forming a calcification, a kind of "internal scar.".

Answered 1/28/2012

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No: That is from something else. Good luck.

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