Calciphylaxis: A rare limb and life threatening cause of ischaemic skin necrosis and ulceration

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 253-255

  Edwards, R B ^a   Jaffe, W ^a   Arrowsmith, J ^a   Henderson, H P ^a  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calciphylaxis; Chronic renal failure; Cutaneous ulceration; Parathyroidectomy; Uraemic gangrene syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; CALCINOSIS; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; GANGRENE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECONDARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; SEPSIS; SKIN BLOOD VESSEL; SKIN NECROSIS; SKIN ULCER; SYNDROME; ULCER HEALING; UREMIA;

EID: 0034001206     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjps.1999.3255     Document Type: Article

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