Extensive calcifications induced by hyperphosphataemia caused by phosphate-based enema in a patient after kidney transplantation

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 2013-2016

  Eckstein, Jens ^a   Savic, Spasenija ^b   Eugster, Thomas ^a   Pargger, Hans ^a   Gürke, Lorenz ^a   Pechula, Martina ^a   Steiger, Jürg ^a   Mayr, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dystrophic calcification; Hyperphosphataemia; Kidney transplantation; Phosphate intoxication; Phosphate based enema; Visceral calcifications

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BASILIXIMAB; CALCITRIOL; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; CYCLOSPORIN; ENEMA; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHATE BINDING AGENT; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CASE REPORT; DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERPHOSPHATEMIA; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY CALCIFICATION; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; KIDNEY VEIN THROMBOSIS; LIVER FAILURE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NEPHRECTOMY; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL ARTERY THROMBOSIS; SECONDARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; SEPTIC SHOCK;

CALCINOSIS; CALCIUM; ENEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MIDDLE AGED; PHOSPHATES; PHOSPHORUS METABOLISM DISORDERS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33745601371     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: 14602385     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfl284     Document Type: Article

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