title: [Calciphylaxis in chronic renal failure: 3 cases].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Calciphylaxis is a small vessel disease responsible for vascular calcification and skin necrosis. It occurs in association with chronic renal failure and has a poor prognosis. BUT: Report new cases. We report 3 cases of calciphylaxis occurred in patients with chronic renal failure secondary to interstitial nephritis in 1 case, diabetic nephropathy in 1 case and thrombotic microangiopathy in 1 case.
  
  
  METHODS
  They were 2 females an 1 man aged of 44, 3 years meanly. Hyperphosphoremia and hyperparathyroidism were the essential risk factors. All patients died by sepsis. This course was precipitating by corticotherapy in 2 cases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Early recognition and treatment of risk factors is mandatory to reduce mortality in uremic patients with calciphylaxis.
authors.affiliation: Service de Médecine Interne A, Hôpital Charles Nicolle, Tunis.
authors.forename: Hayet
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kaaroud
authors.forename: Soumaya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Béji
authors.forename: Inés
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Souissi
authors.forename: Fethi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ben Hamida
authors.forename: Karim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zouaghi
authors.forename: Fatma
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ben Moussa
authors.forename: Fethi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: El Younsi
authors.forename: Ezzedine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Abderrahim
authors.forename: Taieb
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ben Abdallah
authors.forename: Hédi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ben Maiz
authors.forename: Adel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kheder
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002115:Calciphylaxis / Q000150:complications*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged