2012
DOI: 10.4172/2161-0959.1000114
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Calciphylaxis – A Rare Devastating Condition Associated with Chronic Kidney Disease

Ra '2,
et al.

Abstract: Calciphylaxis, a rare, life threatening disease, usually observed in patients with chronic kidney disease and characterised by typical skin lesions -violaceous, reticulate areas of cutaneous necrosis particularly in the extremities, raised calcium phosphorous product, elevated parathyroid hormone level, histopathologically skin biopsies shows mural calcification affecting small arterioles and radiographic evidence of blood vessel and soft-tissue calcification.Calciphylaxis is a small-vessel vasculopathy, repor… Show more

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