Penile calciphylaxis: Rare necrotic lesions in chronic renal failure patients

Journal of Urology

Volumn 160, Issue 3 I, 1998, Pages 764-767

  Jhaveri, Faiyaaz M ^a   Woosley, John T ^a   Fried, Floyd A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcinosis; Calciphylaxis; Hyperparathyroidism; Penis

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; PHOSPHORUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL CALCIFICATION; CALCINOSIS; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; DIALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; PENIS DISEASE; PHOSPHATE BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECONDARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; SKIN NECROSIS; WOUND CARE;

EID: 0032323775     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)62781-2     Document Type: Article

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