Warfarin-induced pulmonary metastatic calcification and calciphylaxis in a patient with end-stage renal disease

Chest

Volumn 139, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1503-1506

  Cadavid, Juan C ^a   DiVietro, Matthew L ^a   Torres, Elio A ^a   Fumo, Peter ^a   Eiger, Glenn ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CINACALCET; PHOSPHATE BINDING AGENT; SEVELAMER; SODIUM THIOSULFATE; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DYSPNEA; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LEG ULCER; LUNG CALCIFICATION; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG INFILTRATE; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECONDARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; SYSTOLIC HEART MURMUR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 79958752754     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.10-1322     Document Type: Article

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