Chronic skin ulcers in hemodialysis patient: A fatal case of calciphylaxis.

Jawad Shabani, Vaibhav Shah, Vikash Jaiswal, Akanksha Sharma, David Song

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Article in Radiology case reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Jawad ShabaniDepartment of Internal Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Elmhurst Hospital Center, Queens, NY, USA.

Vaibhav ShahDepartment of Internal Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Elmhurst Hospital Center, Queens, NY, USA.

Vikash JaiswalLarkin Community Hospital, South Miami, FL, 33143, USA.

Akanksha SharmaDepartment of Internal Medicine, UPMC Mercy, Pittsburg, PA, USA.

David SongDepartment of Internal Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Elmhurst Hospital Center, Queens, NY, USA.

Elmhurst Hospital Center · USLarkin Community Hospital · US

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Abstract

Calciphylaxis is a rare and deadly vascular disease with poorly understood pathophysiology and without definitive treatment. Early presentations include skin ulcers with risk factors including end stage renal disease on hemodialysis, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes mellitus. In our case, we present an 80-year-old female with multiple risk factors including hemodialysis and clinical features of necrotic and gangrenous skin lesions diagnostic of calciphylaxis who became hemodynamically unstable and ultimately expired secondary to toxic sequelae. We illustrate this case to explore early clinical presentation, limitations of current disease management and treatments, and the role for further studies to improve diagnosis and reduce mortality.

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CalciphylaxisHemodialysisSkin ulcersVasculopathy

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PMID36824989

DOI10.1016/j.radcr.2023.01.053

PMCPMC9941061

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