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ArticleCureus2025

Penile Abscess Complicating Chronic Penile Calciphylaxis in a Heart Transplant Recipient and End-Stage Renal Disease Patient.

Bharath P Bhushan, Sharath Rajagopalan, Vikash Kumar, David Shi, Eric Huang

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Article in Cureus, 2025. 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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5 authors.

Bharath P BhushanInternal Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA.
Sharath RajagopalanInternal Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA.
Vikash KumarInternal Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA.
David ShiInternal Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA.
Eric HuangInternal Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Calciphylaxis, also known as calcific uremic arteriolopathy, is a rare but severe and life-threatening condition that is characterized by cutaneous arteriolar calcification and subsequent tissue necrosis. Calciphylaxis is more commonly seen in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and has a one-year mortality of greater than 50%. Penile calciphylaxis is extremely rare and carries a high mortality risk. Oftentimes, diagnosis and treatment are challenging. We present a case of a 71-year-old heart transplant recipient and end-stage renal disease patient with a history of chronic penile calciphylaxis who developed penile abscesses, highlighting the challenges of managing this complicated condition.

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end-stage kidney diseaseheart transplant patientpartial penectomypenile calciphylaxispenile necrosis

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PMID40491809
PMCPMC12147525

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