Results 41 to 50 of about 9,181 (307)
A case of calciphylaxis in a patient with hypoparathyroidism and normal renal function [PDF]
, 2014 OBJECTIVE: To present the case of a patient with a history of thyroid cancer, postsurgical hypoparathyroidism, chronic calcitriol use, and normal renal function who presented with painful skin lesions secondary to calciphylaxis.
Erdel, Blake L. +2 more
core +1 more source
Renal Failure, 2022 Background Sodium thiosulfate (STS) can be used to treat patients diagnosed with calciphylaxis, which is a rare life-threatening syndrome. However, our patients treated with the recommended STS regimen presented with serious adverse events, resulting in ...
Xin Yang +7 more
semanticscholar +1 more source
Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension, 2017 Calciphylaxis remains a poorly understood vascular calcification disorder with predilection for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Recent data from large patient registries and databases have begun to provide information regarding incidence, risk factors, and outcomes in patients with calciphylaxis.The most recent estimate places the ...
openaire +2 more sources
Calciphylaxis of the penis and distal digits: a case report
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2022 Calciphylaxis is a rare, often fatal disease resulting from calcification of dermal arterioles and capillaries. Usually diagnosed in patients with end-stage renal disease, this disorder typically presents as necrotic, nonhealing ulcers in acral or ...
Gordon Smilnak +2 more
semanticscholar +1 more source
Cureus, 2022 Specific fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) inhibitors have been developed to treat malignancies harboring fusions or rearrangements in FGFR2 or FGFR3.
Paige Griffith +4 more
semanticscholar +1 more source
BMJ, 1969 A patient with renal failure developed widespread calcification in the thighs after the injection of iron-dextran (Imferon). This is considered as an example of calciphylaxis, a process in which calcium is laid down in parts of the body following the administration of a "challenger." Iron-dextran is a known challenger, and should be used with caution ...
G. A. Coles, J. K. H. Rees
openaire +3 more sources
Calciphylaxis and its co‐occurrence with connective tissue diseases
International Wound Journal, 2022 Calciphylaxis, also known as calcific uremic arteriopathy, is a rare calcification syndrome that presents as ischemic skin necrosis and severe pain. It has a high mortality rate and is characterised by calcification of the small and medium arteries and ...
Yueyuan Zhou +3 more
semanticscholar +1 more source
A Case of Early Calciphylaxis Diagnosed by Bone Scan
Case Reports in Medicine, 2020 Calcium uremic aortic disease (calciphylaxis) has long been considered as a rare, life-threatening small vessel disease. The diagnosis of calciphylaxis depends mainly on clinical symptoms and high risk factors, and skin biopsy can be used to confirm the ...
Jia Di +3 more
doaj +1 more source
Vitamin K antagonists predispose to calciphylaxis in patients with end-stage renal disease. [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND/AIMS: Calciphylaxis is associated with a poor prognosis in dialysis patients, and its pathogenesis remains incompletely understood. Although the use of vitamin K antagonists (VKA) has been implicated, previous reports are conflicting. We aimed
Bardsley, Victoria +6 more
core +1 more source
Phenprocoumon based anticoagulation is an underestimated factor in the pathogenesis of calciphylaxis
BMC Nephrology, 2019 Background Calciphylaxis is a life threatening complication in renal patients. Of great importance is the identification of concomitant factors for calciphylaxis.
Philipp Russ +4 more
doaj +1 more source