Title of article
CASE REPORT: Calciphylaxis in a 33-year-old man with end-stage renal disease
Author/Authors
Al Ghamdi, Khalid M. King Saud University - College of Medicine - Dermatology Department, Saudi Arabia
From page
415
To page
418
Abstract
Calciphylaxis is an uncommon and poorly understood cutaneous phenomenon associated with chronic renal failure (CRF). The cardinal features are cutaneous purpura and necrosis as well as histopathologic findings of calcifications of cutaneous vessel walls. There is significant morbidity from this disease, which is mainly caused by overwhelming sepsis
Journal title
Annals of Saudi Medicine
Journal title
Annals of Saudi Medicine
Record number
2669717
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