title: Severe necrotizing mastopathy caused by calciphylaxis alleviated by total parathyroidectomy.
abstract: Calciphylaxis is a complication caused by secondary hyperparathyroidism in patients with chronic renal failure. These patients may present with clinical findings of ischemic necrosis involving the skin and muscle resulting in subsequent gangrene and vascular calcifications. We report a rare case of necrotizing mastopathy caused by calciphylaxis in a 70-year-old female with end-stage renal disease whose symptoms resolved with a total parathyroidectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Long Island College Hospital and State University Health Science Center, Brooklyn, New York 11201, USA.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Patetsios
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bernstein
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mushnick
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alfonso
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D002115:Calciphylaxis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006962:Hyperparathyroidism, Secondary / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D016105:Parathyroidectomy; D012720:Severity of Illness Index