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Case Reports
. 2020 Dec 21;7(3):363-364.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijwd.2020.12.009. eCollection 2021 Jun.

Atypical presentation of nonuremic calciphylaxis in a female patient with metastatic breast cancer

Sheetal K Sethupathi  1 , Jessica Piontek  2 , Nicole Burkemper  2 , Jason Reinberg  3 , Sofia B Chaudhry  2
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Case Reports

Atypical presentation of nonuremic calciphylaxis in a female patient with metastatic breast cancer

Sheetal K Sethupathi et al. Int J Womens Dermatol. .

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  • Erratum regarding previously published articles.
    [No authors listed] [No authors listed] Int J Womens Dermatol. 2021 Sep 28;7(5Part B):868. doi: 10.1016/j.ijwd.2021.09.012. eCollection 2021 Dec. Int J Womens Dermatol. 2021. PMID: 35028406 Free PMC article.
No abstract available

Keywords: Livedo; Nonuremic calciphylaxis; Retiform purpura; Sodium thiosulfate; Subcutaneous nodule.

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Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Left lower extremity with a subtle, broad, ill-defined, indurated erythematous plaque. Centrally, a tender subcutaneous nodule could be palpated.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Punch biopsy of the subcutaneous nodule showed focal calcification of small vessel walls in the lower dermis and subcutaneous fat with associated intimal fibroplasia (hematoxylin and eosin stain, 20× magnification).
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