Cutaneous necrosis from calcific uremic arteriolopathy

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 384-391

  Coates, Toby ^b   Kirkland, Geoff S ^b   Dymock, Robert B ^b   Murphy, Brendan F ^b   Brealey, John K ^b   Mathew, Timothy H ^b   Disney, Alexander P S ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Calcific uremic arteriolopathy; Calciphylaxis; Ischemic tissue necrosis; Low molecular weight heparin; Renal failure; Warfarin

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCINOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY BLOOD FLOW; KIDNEY NECROSIS; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; RISK FACTOR; SKIN BIOPSY; UREMIA;

EID: 0031663520     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajkd.1998.v32.pm9740153     Document Type: Article

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