[Diagnostic image (225). A woman with extensive necrosis of the abdominal skin].
In a 6o-year-old woman suffering from end-stage renal disease and diabetes, progressive ulceration of the abdominal skin and subcutaneous soft tissues occurred due to calciphylaxis.
Jiskoot
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Haga Ziekenhuis, locatie Leyenburg, afd. Heelkunde, Den Haag. sjiskoot@hotmail.com
Bronkhorst
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D002115:Calciphylaxis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000150:complications*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*
D007328:Insulin