Calcified subcutaneous arterioles with infarcts of the subcutis and skin ('calciphylaxis') in chronic renal failure

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 588-597

  Janigan, David T ^a   Hirsch, David J ^a   Klassen, Gerald A ^a   MacDonald, Allan S ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arterioles; Calciphylaxis; Chronic kidney failure; Obesity; Pathological calcification (calcinosis); Skin infarction; Subcutaneous infarction

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; PHOSPHATE BINDING AGENT; VITAMIN D; WARFARIN;

ANTICOAGULATION; ARTERIOLE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL CALCIFICATION; CALCINOSIS; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; HUMAN; INFARCTION; OBESITY; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; RISK FACTOR; SKIN ULCER; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0034079539     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-6386(00)70003-5     Document Type: Article

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