Calciphylaxis in a chronic hemodialysis patient with protein’s deficiency

American Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1995, Pages 524-527

  Rostaing, Lionel ^a   El Feki, Sondès ^a   Delisle, Marie Bernadelte ^b   Durand Malgouyres, Claire ^a   Ton That, Hugues ^a   Bonafe, Jean Louis ^a   Bories, Pierre ^c   Durand, Dominique ^a   Sue, Jean Michel ^a  

^a Service de Néphrologie ^*  (France)

^b CHU RANGUEIL   (France)

^c CENTRE HOSPITALIER   (France)

Author keywords

Calciphylaxis; Chronic renal failure; Hemodialysis; Protein S deficiency; Skin necrosis

Indexed keywords

ACENOCOUMAROL; PROTEIN C; PROTEIN S;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL CALCIFICATION; CALCINOSIS; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; PANNICULITIS; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; SECONDARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; SEPTIC SHOCK; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN NECROSIS; SUPERINFECTION;

CALCIPHYLAXIS; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MIDDLE AGE; PROTEIN S DEFICIENCY; RENAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 0028856866     PISSN: 02508095     EISSN: 14219670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000168900     Document Type: Article

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