Five cases of calciphylaxis and a review of the literature

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 40, Issue 6 I, 1999, Pages 979-987

  Oh, D H ^a   Eulau, D ^a   Tokugawa, D A ^a   McGuire, J S ^a   Kohler, S ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BLOOD VESSEL CALCIFICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DERMIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PURPURA; REVIEW; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN CALCIFICATION; SKIN NECROSIS; SKIN NODULE; SKIN ULCER; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT;

EID: 0033064096     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-9622(99)70087-3     Document Type: Article

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