Calciphylaxis: A not-so-rare pseudovasculitis syndrome

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 210-214

  Gertner, Elie ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b REGIONS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Calciphylaxis; Necrosis; Pseudovasculitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL CALCIFICATION; CALCINOSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; VASCULITIS;

EID: 0032865708     PISSN: 10761608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124743-199908000-00006     Document Type: Article

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