Severe calciphylaxis in a renal patient on long-term oral anticoagulant therapy

American Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 344-348

  Rudwaleit, Martin ^a   Schwarz, Anke ^a   Trautmann, Christoph ^a   Offermann, Gerd ^a   Distler, Armin ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Calciphylaxis; End stage renal disease; Hypercoagulability; Hyperparathyroidism; Protein C

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CYTOTOXIC AGENT; PROTEIN C; STEROID;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CALCINOSIS; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCALCEMIA; HYPERCOAGULABILITY; HYPERPHOSPHATEMIA; KIDNEY FAILURE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECONDARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; SKIN NECROSIS; UREMIA;

EID: 0029988970     PISSN: 02508095     EISSN: 14219670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000169021     Document Type: Article

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