Rapid resolution of calciphylaxis with intravenous sodium thiosulfate and continuous venovenous haemofiltration using low calcium replacement fluid: Case report

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 20, Issue , 2005, Pages 1260-1262

  Guerra, Giselle ^a   Shah, Ronak C ^a   Ross, Edward A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcific uraemic arteriolopathy; Calciphylaxis; Thiosulfate

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; CREATININE; NITROGEN; PARATHYROID HORMONE; PHOSPHATE; PRISMASATE; SEVELAMER; SODIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE; SODIUM THIOSULFATE; UREA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; CAUCASIAN; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DIALYSATE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HEMOFILTRATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERPHOSPHATEMIA; HYPOCALCEMIA; HYPOPHOSPHATEMIA; KIDNEY CALCIFICATION; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; UREMIA;

CALCIPHYLAXIS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; FEMALE; HEMOFILTRATION; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MIDDLE AGED; RENAL DIALYSIS; THIOSULFATES;

EID: 20844434521     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfh825     Document Type: Article

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