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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Main Authors: Silvio Alencar Marques, Aline Cruz Kakuda, Thais Jung Mendaçolli, Luciana P. Fernandes Abbade, Mariângela Esther Alencar Marques
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2013-12-01
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