Calciphylaxis: a rare but potentially fatal event of chronic kidney disease. Case report
Calciphylaxis or calcific uremic arteriolopathy is a rare cutaneous-systemic disease occurring in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease. The classical clinical picture is that of a necrotic and progressive skin ulcer of reticular pattern, mostly in the lower legs and susceptible to local inf...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia
2013-12-01
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Series: | Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962013000800044&tlng=en |