Calcifying panniculitis and systemic calciphylaxis in an end-stage renal patient.
A patient with a history of end-stage renal failure who had been receiving hemodialysis for approximately six months experienced painful plaques bilaterally on the medial aspects of her thighs. A biopsy specimen of the affected subcutaneous tissue demonstrated calcification in the subcutaneous tissue. In this case of calcifying panniculitis, the conditions for systemic calciphylaxis appear to have been present.
Lowry
L R
LR
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
Tschen
J A
JA
Wolf
J E
JE
Yen
A
A
D002114:Calcinosis / Q000209:etiology*; D002115:Calciphylaxis / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications*; D007871:Leg Ulcer / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D015434:Panniculitis / Q000209:etiology*; D013848:Thigh