Abstract | BACKGROUND:
Calciphylaxis cutis is characterized by media calcification of arteries and, most prominently, of cutaneous and subcutaneous arterioles occurring in renal insufficiency patients. CASE REPORT: CONCLUSIONS: The role of renal disease in vascular complications is discussed. Sterile-maggot debridement may constitute a therapy for the ulcerated calciphylaxis at an earlier stage, i.e. when first ulcerations appear.
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Authors | Rainer U Pliquett, Jörg Schwock, Ralf Paschke, Harald Achenbach |
Journal | BMC nephrology
(BMC Nephrol)
Vol. 4
Pg. 8
(Sep 29 2003)
ISSN: 1471-2369 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 14514359
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Anemia
(blood, etiology)
- Calciphylaxis
(blood, complications, pathology)
- Fatal Outcome
- Female
- Heart Failure
(blood, complications)
- Humans
- Kidney Failure, Chronic
(blood, complications)
- Leg Ulcer
(complications, pathology)
- Middle Aged
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