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Proximal calciphylaxis treated with calclmlmetlc "clnacalcet".

Influencia de la enfermedad renal cronica terminal en la aparicion de perdida de la integridad tisular

"Calciphylaxis Is Usually Non-Ulcerating: Risk Factors, Outcome and Therapy." Kidney International61 (6): 2210-7.

Reforming Medicare's dialysis payment policies: implications for patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism

Recent examples of case studies of interest to medical-surgical nurses include a case study of a patient with calciphylaxis (Schmitz & Reyes, 2009), dialysis and fatigue in a patient with end-stage renal disease (Horigan, Rocchiccioli, & Trimm, 2012), and a patient with pemphigus vulgaris (Pena et al., 2013).

Understanding case studies

Furthermore, there are numerous painful syndromes unique to CKD such as calciphylaxis [17], renal osteodystrophy [18] and amyloidosis [19].

Assessment and management of pain in hemodialysis patients: a pilot study

Ted Rozema: Hans Seyle comments in his book Calciphylaxis about how PTH is a direct producer of calcium deposition in arterial walls.

Protocol controversies for treating cardiovascular disease with EDTA chelation therapy

Sodium thiosulfate has been used successfully in the treatment of calciphylaxis. It is a small molecule that acts as a vasodilator, antioxidant, and calcium chelator.

Vascular calcification and renal bone disorders

Calciphylaxis, also known as calcific uremic arteriolopathy (CUA), has been reported to occur in 1% to 4.5% of patients in dialysis [1] and represents a severe complication of end-stage renal disease.

Tumour calcification and calciphylaxis in end-stage renal disease

Clinical mimics of WISN include: necrotizing fasciitis, purpura fulminans, calciphylaxis, cryoglobinemia, cholesterol embolization, heparin-induced skin necrosis, and lupus anticoagulant-associated skin necrosis.

A 52-year-old man with ecchymotic leg ulcers

It is categorized into 5 major types based on the etiology: dystrophic, metastatic, idiopathic, calciphylaxis, and iatrogenic.

Erythematous plaque with yellowish papules on the shin: was the eruption on our patient's leg related to the treatment he received during his hospitalization?