A case report of severe calciphylaxis – suggested approach for diagnosis and treatment

A case report of severe calciphylaxis – suggested approach for diagnosis and treatment

Abstract Background Calciphylaxis is a serious complication in patients with chronic kidney disease associated mineral and bone disorder. It can occur in conditions with low and high bone turnover. So far, there are no definite diagnostic and therapeutic guidelines which may prevent the devastating...

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Main Authors: Margret Patecki, Gabriele Lehmann, Jan Hinrich Bräsen, Jessica Schmitz, Anna Bertram, Lars Daniel Berthold, Hermann Haller, Wilfried Gwinner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
Case report
Mineral metabolism and bone disease
CKD complications
Calciphylaxis
Bone biopsy
Adynamic bone disease
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-017-0556-z

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