title: Calciphylaxis: an uncommon manifestation of primary hyperparathyroidism. A case report.
abstract: Calciphylaxis is a rare disorder which mainly affects patients with end-stage renal disease and secondary hyperparathyroidism. We report here a case of calciphylaxis in a 56-year-old woman with primary hyperparathyroidism, a much more uncommon association. Skin biopsy revealed the characteristic pictures of the disease. Soon after parathyroidectomy, the parameters of the phosphorus-calcium metabolism normalised but the cutaneous lesions persisted for several months.
authors: Division of Gengeral Internal Medicine, Saint-Luc University Hopital, Brussels, Belgium.
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Biller
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Marot
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Lambert
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Lefebvre
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D002115:Calciphylaxis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D049950:Hyperparathyroidism, Primary / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D016105:Parathyroidectomy