Calciphylaxis with normal renal function: Treated with intravenous sodium thiosulfate

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 874-878

  Smith, V M ^a   Oliphant, T ^a   Shareef, M ^a   Merchant, W ^b   Wilkinson, S M ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 5 LEIDEN; CALCIUM; LISINOPRIL; PREDNISOLONE; SODIUM THIOSULFATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CALCINOSIS; CASE REPORT; COMPRESSION BANDAGE; GENE MUTATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LACERATION; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN ULCER; SUPPLEMENTATION;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CALCIPHYLAXIS; CHELATING AGENTS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; KIDNEY; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THIOSULFATES;

EID: 84869993133     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: 13652230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2012.04350.x     Document Type: Article

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