Calciphylaxis: A cause of necrotic ulcers in renal failure

Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 242-244

  Kalaaji, Amer N ^a   Douglass, Margaret C ^a   Chaffins, Marsha ^a   Lowe, Lori ^b  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCINOSIS; CASE REPORT; DIALYSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN ULCER; SYMPTOM; TISSUE NECROSIS;

EID: 0031780699     PISSN: 12034754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/120347549800200414     Document Type: Article

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