Cutaneous gangrene due to hyperparathyroidism secondary to chronic renal failure (uraemic gangrene syndrome)

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 75-77

  Torok L ^a   Kozepessy L ^a  

^a 1st Department of Internal Medicine   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; FEMALE; GANGRENE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DISEASE; SYNDROME;

ADULT; CALCIPHYLAXIS; FEMALE; GANGRENE; HUMANS; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; LEG ULCER;

EID: 0029887511     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1996.tb00021.x     Document Type: Article

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