title: Early recognition and treatment of calciphylaxis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Community Geriatrics, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Robert W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Parker
authors.forename: Charles P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Mouton
authors.forename: Derick W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: David V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Espino
mesh_terms: 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