Two cases of calciphylaxis treated by parathyroidectomy: Importance of increased bone formation

Clinical Nephrology

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 397-402

  Maeda, H ^a   Tokumoto, M ^a   Yotsueda, H ^a   Taniguchi, M ^a   Tsuruya, K ^a   Hirakata, H ^a   Iida, M ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bone formation; Bone scintigraphy; Calcific uremic arteriology; Calciphylaxis; Parathyroidectomy

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CALCINOSIS; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GANGRENE; HEMODIALYSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS NEPHRITIS; OSSIFICATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN ULCER;

EID: 34250161327     PISSN: 03010430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/CNP67397     Document Type: Article

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