Patterns of vascular calcification in patients with end‐stage renal disease and calcific uremic arteriolopathy

Calcific uremic arteriolopathy or calciphylaxis is a rare and potentially fatal condition, which manifests as skin ischemia and necrosis, usually seen in patients with end‐stage renal disease. It is frequently associated with vascular calcification visible on plain radiographs, which can occur in va...

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Autores principales: Koratala, Abhilash, Leghrouz, Muhannad, Phillips, Melinda H., Bhatti, Vikrampal
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2017
Materias:
Clinical Images
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5715585/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29225874
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.1220
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Sumario:Calcific uremic arteriolopathy or calciphylaxis is a rare and potentially fatal condition, which manifests as skin ischemia and necrosis, usually seen in patients with end‐stage renal disease. It is frequently associated with vascular calcification visible on plain radiographs, which can occur in various patterns.

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