Multi-Modal Treatment Of Calciphylaxis With Sodium-Thiosulfate, Cinacalcet And Sevelamer Including Long-Term Data

Background: Calciphylaxis is a rare, yet life-threatening disease mainly occurring in dialysis patients. Traditional options of treatment remain unsatisfactory. Methods: Here we present a novel, combined approach, treating calciphylaxis with IV sodium thiosulfate, cinacalcet and sevelamer. In a case...

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Main Authors: Hermann Salmhofer, Michael Franzen, Wolfgang Hitzl, Josef Koller, Bernhard Kreymann, Falko Fend, Cornelia Hauser-Kronberger, Uwe Heemann, Frieder Berr, Christoph Schmaderer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2013-09-01
Series:Kidney & Blood Pressure Research
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/350162