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Case Reports
. 2009 Jul 29:2:8701.
doi: 10.4076/1757-1626-2-8701.

African American female with renal failure presenting with skin lesions: a case report

Sajitha Mf Rahman  1 , Nejla Israel, Tsveti Markova
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African American female with renal failure presenting with skin lesions: a case report

Sajitha Mf Rahman et al. Cases J. .

Abstract

Calciphylaxis is a lethal disorder seen in patients with end-stage renal disease and is characterized by painful necrotic skin lesions. The pathophysiology is still unknown. Elevated calcium, phosphorous and parathormone appear to play a role in causing small and medium sized vasculopathy. Diagnosis is delayed, prognosis is poor and mortality remains high. In this article we describe the case of calciphylaxis in a patient with chronic renal failure and multiple medical comorbidities, and discuss diagnostic management, prognosis and treatment options.

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