Penile gangrene due to severe vascular calcification

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 888-889

  Halachmi, Sarel ^a   Storch, Shimon ^b,c  

^a RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b BNAI ZION MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

End stage renal disease; Penile calciphylaxis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CALCIUM; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; PARATHYROID HORMONE; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHATE BINDING AGENT;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL CALCIFICATION; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; COMORBIDITY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DEATH; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEVER; FOOT AMPUTATION; HEMODIALYSIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PAIN; PARATHYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PENILE NECROSIS; PENIS GANGRENE; SEPTIC SHOCK; WOUND CARE;

CALCIPHYLAXIS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FATAL OUTCOME; GANGRENE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENILE DISEASES; VASCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 33845907641     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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