Digital calciphylaxis progressing to amputation in a child on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.
Calciphylaxis is a rare, life-threatening condition of progressive cutaneous necrosis resulting from medial calcification of the small arterioles. It is usually seen in uraemic patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism. An 11-year-old girl with end-stage renal failure and calciphylaxis of the toes is described. She was unresponsive to medical treatment and amputation was required.
Bakkaloglu
Sevcan A
SA
Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey. sevcan@gazi.edu.tr
Dursun
Ismail
I
Kaya
Aysenur
A
Soylemezoglu
Oguz
O
Hasanoglu
Enver
E
Buyan
Necla
N
D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D002115:Calciphylaxis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory; D014034:Toes / Q000098:blood supply / Q000601:surgery*