ALLMedicine™ Calciphylaxis Center

Apr 18th, 2021 - Report _Case Presentation X Photo Vignette _Letter Authors declare that the contents of this article are their own original unpublished findings. Title: Cutaneous calciphylaxis of the glans penis presenting as a gangrenous ulceration Authors: Mari...

Apr 8th, 2021 - Calciphylaxis is commonly associated with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and renal transplant. We present a rare case of early onset calciphylaxis in a patient presenting with acute kidney injury (AKI) secondary to anti-glomerular basement membran...

Mar 25th, 2021 - Calciphylaxis is a rare life-threatening condition, with calcification of small and medium-sized vessels leading to skin necrosis. It has a high morbidity and mortality, and most of the patients die from wound superinfection and sepsis. A 48-year-...

Mar 21st, 2021 - Calciphylaxis is an ischemic vasculopathy with high morbidity and mortality. Early and accurate diagnosis is critical to management of calciphylaxis, and clinical mimickers may contribute to delayed or misdiagnosis. To assess the misdiagnosis rate...

Mar 8th, 2021 - A 78-year-old man with uncontrolled diabetes, heart failure, and hemodialysis-dependent end-stage renal disease presented with intractable penile pain secondary to calciphylaxis and necrosis of his glans penis. Given pain refractory to pharmacolog...

Apr 18th, 2021 - Report _Case Presentation X Photo Vignette _Letter Authors declare that the contents of this article are their own original unpublished findings. Title: Cutaneous calciphylaxis of the glans penis presenting as a gangrenous ulceration Authors: Mari...

Apr 8th, 2021 - Calciphylaxis is commonly associated with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and renal transplant. We present a rare case of early onset calciphylaxis in a patient presenting with acute kidney injury (AKI) secondary to anti-glomerular basement membran...

Mar 30th, 2021 - Calciphylaxis care at Mayo Clinic Your Mayo Clinic care team. Calciphylaxis is a complicated disease that requires specialists in nephrology, dermatology, plastic surgery, endocrinology, infectious disease, wound care, pain management and other ar...

Mar 30th, 2021 - Overview Calciphylaxis (kal-sih-fuh-LAK-sis) is a serious, uncommon disease in which calcium accumulates in small blood vessels of the fat and skin tissues. Calciphylaxis causes blood clots, painful skin ulcers and may cause serious infections tha...

Mar 30th, 2021 - Diagnosis To determine if you have calciphylaxis, your doctor will review your medical history, assess your symptoms and do a physical exam. Tests may include: Skin biopsy. To diagnose calciphylaxis, your doctor may remove a small tissue sample fr...

Apr 1st, 2020 - The pathogenesis of calciphylaxis is not well understood; however, some researchers suggest that an imbalance in calcium-phosphate homeostasis may lead to calciphylaxis; that is, elevated calcium and phosphate levels exceed their solubility and de.

Jan 27th, 2020 - Comment Background on Calciphylaxis Calciphylaxis is a rare but deadly disease that affects both ESRD patients receiving dialysis and patients without ESRD who have known risk factors for calciphylaxis, including female gender, white race, obesity.

May 3rd, 2019 - Long-term Sequelae Endocrine Thyroid gland abnormalities secondary to DRESS syndrome include Graves disease and Hashimoto disease as well as variations in biomarkers including elevated free thyroxine and low and elevated thyroid-stimulating hormon.

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Nov 26th, 2018 - Prevention Reduction of the net calcium phosphorus product may help reduce the risk of calciphylaxis in ESRD patients, which can be accomplished by using non–calcium-phosphate binders, adequate dialysis, and restricting use of vitamin D and vitami.