African American female with renal failure presenting with skin lesions: a case report.
Calciphylaxis is a lethal disorder seen in patients with end-stage renal disease and is characterized by painful necrotic skin lesions. The pathophysiology is still unknown. Elevated calcium, phosphorous and parathormone appear to play a role in causing small and medium sized vasculopathy. Diagnosis is delayed, prognosis is poor and mortality remains high. In this article we describe the case of calciphylaxis in a patient with chronic renal failure and multiple medical comorbidities, and discuss diagnostic management, prognosis and treatment options.
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Sajitha Mf
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Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences, Wayne State University 1100, W. University Drive, Rochester Hills, Michigan 48307 USA. smaniyam@med.wayne.edu
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Markova
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