Calciphylaxis: A Deceiving Cellulitis

Calciphylaxis is a rare and serious disorder seen most in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients on dialysis. It is associated with the calcium deposits in small and medium blood vessels of the skin and subcutaneous tissues resulting in painful skin lesions, plaques, ulcerations, gangrene, and seco...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Meegada, Sreenath, Annakula, Madhavi, Challa, Tejo, Peddi, Prashanth
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2019
Materias:
Dermatology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6988719/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32025437
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.6518
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Sumario:Calciphylaxis is a rare and serious disorder seen most in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients on dialysis. It is associated with the calcium deposits in small and medium blood vessels of the skin and subcutaneous tissues resulting in painful skin lesions, plaques, ulcerations, gangrene, and secondary infections. The aim of our present report is to create awareness and encourage providers to consider calciphylaxis in the differential diagnosis of cellulitis in the appropriate clinical setting.

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