Calciphylaxis in a patient without renal failure or elevated parathyroid hormone: Possible aetiological role of chemotherapy

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 143, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1087-1090

  Goyal, S ^a   Huhn, K M ^a   Provost, T T ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Calciphylaxis; Chemotherapy; Protein C; Protein S

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; FLUOROURACIL; IMIPENEM; PARATHYROID HORMONE; PROTEIN C; PROTEIN S; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL CALCIFICATION; BREAST CANCER; CALCINOSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN C DEFICIENCY; PROTEIN S DEFICIENCY; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN NECROSIS; SKIN ULCER; SUPERINFECTION; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CALCIPHYLAXIS; DRUG ERUPTIONS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG ULCER; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0033738708     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2000.03853.x     Document Type: Article

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