Calciphylaxis in the Setting of Alcoholic Cirrhosis: Case Report and Literature Review

Calciphylaxis can be a severe life-threatening dermatologic disease that is a known complication associated with end-stage renal disease. However, multiple non-uremic etiologies that are not yet well studied can cause calciphylaxis. We report a rare care of a 40-year-old female with history of alcoh...

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Autores principales: Shah, Natasha, Arshad, Hafiz Muhammad Sharjeel, Li, Yanxia, Silva, Rogelio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5446102/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28589153
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2324709617710039
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Sumario:Calciphylaxis can be a severe life-threatening dermatologic disease that is a known complication associated with end-stage renal disease. However, multiple non-uremic etiologies that are not yet well studied can cause calciphylaxis. We report a rare care of a 40-year-old female with history of alcoholic cirrhosis without any evidence of renal dysfunction who presents with calciphylaxis.

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