Early recognition and treatment of calciphylaxis.
Calciphylaxis is a condition with a high mortality rate that is often found in patients with renal failure. It is characterized by soft tissue calcification and painful skin ulceration. A serum calcium-phosphorus product of more than 60 mg2/dl2 indicates great risk for calciphylaxis. The diagnosis is made on the basis of an incisional biopsy showing calcification of the small, subcutaneous arteries.
Parker
Robert W
RW
Division of Community Geriatrics, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA.
Mouton
Charles P
CP
Young
Derick W
DW
Espino
David V
DV
D000368:Aged; D002115:Calciphylaxis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D006435:Renal Dialysis