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Calciphylaxis following kidney transplantation: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2009 Introduction Calciphylaxis occurring after kidney transplantation is rare and rarely reported. It results in chronic non-healing wounds and is associated with a poor prognosis and is often fatal.
Hanvesakul Rajesh +6 more
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Early Calciphylaxis Mimicking Infection in a Patient With End-Stage Renal Disease and Sarcoidosis: A Diagnostic and Wound Management Challenge. [PDF]
Int Wound JABSTRACT Calciphylaxis is a rare, life‐threatening disorder primarily affecting patients with end‐stage renal disease (ESRD) on dialysis. Early lesions can mimic infection, leading to delays in diagnosis and wound‐directed care. We describe an atypical early presentation of calciphylaxis in a patient with ESRD and sarcoidosis, initially misdiagnosed as
Nowak N, Farishta A, Chang R, Zhang W.
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Wound Management and Surgery for Calcific Uremic Arteriolopathy (Calciphylaxis): A Retrospective Observational Cohort Study. [PDF]
Int Wound JABSTRACT Wound care in calciphylaxis remains poorly defined without evidence‐based consensus on timing and technique of surgical intervention. We demonstrate that surgical debridement and subsequent wound closure are safe and effective in calciphylaxis and describe a systematic multidisciplinary approach to intervention.
Moses SJ +9 more
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Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2012 Kalcifilaksija je jedan oblik vanskeletne kalcifikacije koju karakteriziraju odlaganje kalcija u tuniku mediju arterija i vaskularna tromboza, a što vodi u ishemiju tkiva uključujući i ishemiju kože s njenom posljedičnom nekrozom. nekroze se također mogu
DRAGICA MAJA SMRKE +5 more
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Kidney Medicine, 2020 Calciphylaxis, also known as calcific uremic arteriolopathy, is a devastating systemic disease most commonly associated with chronic kidney failure.
Rachel Yi Ping Tan +3 more
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Retinal artery and vein occlusion in calciphylaxis
American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2022 Purpose: To report a case of branch retinal artery occlusion (BRAO) followed by branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) and paracentral acute middle maculopathy (PAMM) in a patient with confirmed calciphylaxis.
Andrea Naranjo +4 more
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The Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2018 Calciphylaxis is vasculopathy characterized by ischemia and painful skin necrosis due to calcification and intimal fibroplasia of thrombosis of the panicular arterioles. It most frequently compromises patients with terminal chronic renal failure and has a high mortality rate. Biopsy of skin lesions is used as a diagnostic method. No specific laboratory
Zhuo-Qian Zhang +4 more
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Challenges management in penile calciphylaxis
Urology Case Reports, 2022 Calciphylaxis is a rare, life-threatening vascular disease, which predominantly affects patients with chronic renal failure treated by dialysis. Penile calciphylaxis is an extremely rare condition, a severe manifestation of calciphylaxis, which is ...
Valeerat Swatesutipun +1 more
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Penile calciphylaxis with penoscrotal necrosis: A case report with literature review
Urology Case Reports, 2023 Penile calciphylaxis, also known as calcific uremic arteriolopathy is an uncommon condition of the penile vessels due to its extensive vascular network.
Zhino Noori Hussein +5 more
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Risk factors for calciphylaxis in Chinese hemodialysis patients: a matched case-control study
Renal Failure, 2021 Introduction Calciphylaxis is a rare but potentially fatal disease commonly occurred in dialysis patients. Despite some previous studies on risk factors for calciphylaxis, there is still a lack of data from Chinese population.
Yuqiu Liu +6 more
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