• Title of article

    Tumoral Calcinosis of the Elbow in a Long-Term Hemodialysis Patient

  • Author/Authors

    Tarrass, Faissal Hassani Hospital Center - Department of Nephrology and Dialysis, Morocco , Benjelloun, Meryem Hassani Hospital Center - Department of Nephrology and Dialysis, Morocco

  • From page
    105
  • To page
    106
  • Abstract
    Tumoral calcinosis is a rare clinical and histopathologic syndrome characterized by calcium salt deposits in periarticular soft tissue. [1] This report describes the occurrence of this entity in the elbow of a patient on long-term hemodialysis (HD) therapy.A 23-year-old female patient on HD was referred to our center with lesions around the elbow joints which discharged calcified mate­rial.
  • Journal title
    Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
  • Journal title
    Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
  • Record number

    2674145