Warfarin-Induced Calciphylaxis in a COVID-19 Patient

Calciphylaxis is a rare but highly fatal vascular calcification disorder with a predilection for patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD). The pathogenesis of calciphylaxis is unknown, however, several risk factors have been identified such as hypercalcemia, hyperphosphatemia, hyperparathyroidis...

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Autores principales: Abutaki, Fatima H, Alfaraj, Dunya, Alshahrani, Abdullah, Elsharkawy, Tarek
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
Materias:
Emergency Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7767840/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33391959
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.12249
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Sumario:Calciphylaxis is a rare but highly fatal vascular calcification disorder with a predilection for patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD). The pathogenesis of calciphylaxis is unknown, however, several risk factors have been identified such as hypercalcemia, hyperphosphatemia, hyperparathyroidism, low serum albumin, and history of warfarin therapy. This article presents a case of calciphylaxis induced by warfarin in a COVID-19 patient.

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