Early stages of calciphylaxis: Are skin biopsies the answer?

Case Reports in Dermatology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 201-205

  Latus, Joerg ^a   Kimmel, Martin ^a   Ott, German ^a   Ting, Evelyn ^a   Alscher, M Dominik ^a   Braun, Niko ^a  

^a ROBERT BOSCH HOSPITAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Calcific uremic arteriolopathy; Calciphylaxis; Deep skin biopsy; Necrosis

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM DERIVATIVE; CINACALCET; PHENPROCOUMON; SODIUM THIOSULFATE; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN K GROUP;

AGED; ARTICLE; CALCINOSIS; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEG EDEMA; MALE; NECROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; TREATMENT PLANNING; WOUND CARE;

EID: 84855268274     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16626567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000333007     Document Type: Article

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