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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-11-01
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Series: | Nefrología (English Edition) |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2013251418301068 |