Calciphylaxis: case report and treatment review.
We present the case of a 57-year-old white woman with chronic renal failure as well as severely painful, firm, indurated plaques on the thighs and lower extremities. The plaques progressed to involve larger areas with associated local ulceration and necrosis. Laboratory testing revealed hyperparathyroidism, and incisional biopsy confirmed calcifying panniculitis.
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Department of Dermatology, Brooke Army Medical Center-Wilford Hall Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
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D002115:Calciphylaxis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000150:complications; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications; D007866:Leg; D008875:Middle Aged