title: Penile calciphylaxis.
abstract: Calciphylaxis is a condition of cutaneous necrosis secondary to small- and medium-sized vessel calcification that may progress rapidly and is often fatal. Patients with end-stage renal disease and hyperparathyroidism are almost exclusively at risk. Only 1 case of penile involvement has been previously described. At our institution, a 56-year-old man with end-stage renal disease presented with penile calciphylaxis. The patient received a series of treatments including circumcision, partial penectomy, amputation of necrotic phalanges, and a subtotal parathyroidectomy after which the patient's parathyroid hormone level normalized and the disease progression abated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, USA.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Monga
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Hellstrom
mesh_terms: D002114:Calcinosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis; D010409:Penile Diseases / Q000473:pathology*