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. 2011 Nov 8;183(16):1882.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.110046. Epub 2011 Aug 15.

Calciphylaxis: a severe complication of renal disease

Nina Scola  1 , Alexander Kreuter
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Calciphylaxis: a severe complication of renal disease

Nina Scola et al. CMAJ. .
No abstract available

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Figure 1:
Leg of an 82-year-old man with end-stage renal disease showing ulceration with thick eschar, surrounded by indurated, violaceous, retiform plaques.
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Comment in

  • Calciphylaxis.
    Young JE. Young JE. CMAJ. 2012 Feb 21;184(3):325. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.112-2016. CMAJ. 2012. PMID: 22354340 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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