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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Rahman, Sajitha Mf
• Israel, Nejla
• Markova, Tsveti

Titel

African American female with renal failure presenting with skin lesions: a case report

Ist Teil von

• Cases journal, 2009-07, Vol.2 (1), p.8701-8701

Ort / Verlag

England: BioMed Central Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2009

Link zum Volltext

Quelle

EZB Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Calciphylaxis is a lethal disorder seen in patients with end-stage renal disease and is characterized by painful necrotic skin lesions. The pathophysiology is still unknown. Elevated calcium, phosphorous and parathormone appear to play a role in causing small and medium sized vasculopathy. Diagnosis is delayed, prognosis is poor and mortality remains high. In this article we describe the case of calciphylaxis in a patient with chronic renal failure and multiple medical comorbidities, and discuss diagnostic management, prognosis and treatment options.