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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Published in:	Kidney & Blood Pressure Research
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
Subjects:	Calciphylaxis Calcific uremic arteriolopathy End stage renal disease Hyperparathyroidism Sodium thiosulfate Cinacalcet Sevelamer
Online Access:	http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/350162