A case of difficult pain in a patient with chronic renal failure and calciphylaxis

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 617-621

  Rich, Alison ^a,c   Leach, Austin ^b   Ellershaw, John ^b  

^a Marie Curie Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Marie Curie Centre Liverpool   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calciphylaxis; End stage renal disease; Noncancer (non MeSH)

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMITRIPTYLINE; CLONAZEPAM; DIAMORPHINE; DICLOFENAC; KETOROLAC; LIDOCAINE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; CALCINOSIS; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; GANGRENE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; LEG; MALE; MORTALITY; PAIN; PENIS; PROGNOSIS; SLOW RELEASE FORMULATION; SYMPTOM; TISSUE NECROSIS;

CALCIPHYLAXIS; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN;

EID: 0034973753     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-3924(01)00298-6     Document Type: Article

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