Calciphylaxis associated with alcoholic cirrhosis

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 599-601

  Ferreres, J R ^a,b   Marcoval, J ^a   Bordas, X ^a   Moreno, A ^a   Muniesa, C ^a   Prat, C ^a   Peyri J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

^b Hospital de Bellvige   (Spain)

Author keywords

Albumin; Calciphylaxis; Cirrhosis; Protein C; Protein S

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIOPEPTIDASE A; DIURETIC AGENT; LACTULOSE; PARATHYROID HORMONE; PROTEINASE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SULFADIAZINE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ARTICLE; ASCITES; BLOOD VESSEL CALCIFICATION; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HORMONE METABOLISM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEG ULCER; LIVER FAILURE; PARACENTESIS; PHOSPHATE INTAKE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN BLOOD VESSEL; SKIN NECROSIS; SKIN ULCER; SODIUM RESTRICTION; ULCER HEALING;

BIOPSY; CALCIPHYLAXIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, ALCOHOLIC; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33646018903     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2006.01579.x     Document Type: Article

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