How should we manage multiple skin ulcers associated with calciphylaxis?

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 966-968

  Sato, Tomoya ^a   Ichioka, Shigeru ^a  

^a SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; PIPERACILLIN; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; CALCINOSIS; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LETTER; MYALGIA; POLYARTERITIS NODOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTION; PURPURA; SKIN ULCER; SUBCUTANEOUS NODULE; WOUND INFECTION;

CALCIPHYLAXIS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SKIN ULCER;

EID: 84868204624     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2012.01510.x     Document Type: Letter

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