Calciphylaxis in patients with chronic kidney disease: A disease which is still bewildering and potentially fatal

Calciphylaxis, also known as calcific uremic arteriolopathy, is a rare syndrome that typically causes skin necrosis and usually affects dialysis patients. Its pathogenesis is multifactorial and is the consequence of many factors causing ectopic calcifications in patients with chronic kidney disease,...

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Main Authors: David Cucchiari, Jose-Vicente Torregrosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-11-01
Series:Nefrología (English Edition)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2013251418301068