Calcifying panniculitis following subcutaneous injections of nadroparin-calcium in a patient with osteomalacia

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 153, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 657-660

  Campanelli, Alexandre ^a   Kaya, G ^a   Masouye I ^a   Borradori, L ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Calcifying panniculitis; Calciphylaxis; Hyperparathyroidism; Low molecular weight heparin; Nadroparin calcium

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; NADROPARIN; PARATHYROID HORMONE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ARTERY; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CALCIFYING PANNICULITIS; CALCINOSIS; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; MICROSCOPY; OSTEOMALACIA; PANNICULITIS; PARATHYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; TUNICA MEDIA;

ANTICOAGULANTS; CALCIPHYLAXIS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; MIDDLE AGED; NADROPARIN; OSTEOMALACIA; PANNICULITIS; PARAPLEGIA; PARATHYROID HORMONE; SKIN;

EID: 24344432433     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2005.06748.x     Document Type: Article

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