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Case Reports
. 2021 Jul 6:39:101770.
doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2021.101770. eCollection 2021 Nov.

Penile necrosis and calciphylaxis

José Henrique Gomes Torres  1 , Sílvia Caroline Neves Ribeiro  1 , Iure Carvalho de Souza  1 , Maria Clara Fernandes de Almeida Hellebrandt  1 , Luiz J Budib  2 , Luiz G Freitas Filho  3
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Penile necrosis and calciphylaxis

José Henrique Gomes Torres et al. Urol Case Rep. .

Abstract

Penile necrosis is an uncommon condition associated, in most cases, with calciphylaxis, also known as calcific uremic arteriolopathy. It is a progressive disease found in approximately 1%-4% of patients with end stage renal disease. Patients with penile calciphylaxis present a mortality rate of up to 70%, with life expectancy of two-and a half months following the diagnosis. We report a severe calciphylaxis case that had to be submitted to a penectomy but survived the penile event.

Keywords: Calciphylaxis; End-stage-renal-disease; Penectomy; Penile necrosis.

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Penile necrosis.
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Necrosis of the penile shaft leading to total penectomy.
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Final appearance after penectomy and perineal urethrotomy.
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