title: Calciphylaxis associated with acute, reversible renal failure in the setting of alcoholic cirrhosis.
abstract: We describe a case of calciphylaxis in a 47-year-old man with alcohol-induced end-stage liver disease and acute renal failure secondary to hepatorenal syndrome. Possible contributing factors included transiently impaired renal function, protein C and S deficiencies, elevated calcium-phosphate product, hyperphosphatemia, low serum albumin, repeated albumin infusions, and elevated alkaline phosphatase level.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520-8059, USA.
authors.forename: Severine M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Chavel
authors.forename: Karen S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Taraszka
authors.forename: Julie V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Schaffer
authors.forename: Rossitza
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lazova
authors.forename: Jeffrey S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Schechner
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology*; D001706:Biopsy; D002115:Calciphylaxis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006530:Hepatorenal Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008104:Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*