Calciphylaxis: a complication of end-stage renal disease improved by parathyroidectomy

Autor:	Dionysios Karavias, Nikolaos Siasos, Ioannis Habeos, John G. Vlachojannis, John Maroulis, Constantinos Fourtounas, Dionysios V. Chartoumpekis
Předmět:	Parathyroidectomy Adult Male medicine.medical_specialty Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism medicine.medical_treatment Disease Bone and Bones End stage renal disease Phosphates medicine Humans Whole Body Imaging Calciphylaxis medicine.diagnostic_test Medical treatment business.industry General Medicine medicine.disease Surgery Radiography Skin biopsy Kidney Failure Chronic High calcium Calcium Complication business
Zdroj:	Scopus-Elsevier
Popis:	A 43-year old Caucasian male with end-stage renal disease presented with painful skin lesions and high calcium phosphate product that did not respond to medical treatment. Skin biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of calciphylaxis. Urgent parathyroidectomy was performed and resulted in decrease in the calcium phosphate product and improvement of his symptoms and signs.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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