title: Fatal calciphylaxis in two patients with giant cell arteritis.
abstract: Two elderly female patients with fatal calciphylaxis, despite nearly normal renal functions, occurring during treatment for giant cell arteritis, are described. The possible mechanisms for this association are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Internal Medicine, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Dienst Algemene Inwendige Geneeskunde, UZ Gasthuisberg, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Brouns
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Verbeken
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Degreef
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bobbaers
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Blockmans
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002115:Calciphylaxis / Q000209:etiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans