Calciphylaxis in dialysis patients, a severe disease poorly responding to therapies: Report of 4 cases

Giornale Italiano di Dermatologia e Venereologia

Volumn 148, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 531-536

  Savoia, F ^a   Gaddoni, G ^a   Patrizi, A ^b   Misciali, C ^b   Odorici, G ^b   Tampieri, G ^c   Tampieri, E ^c   Cantelli, S ^c   Aldi, M ^c  

^a Umberto I Hospital   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c AUSL Ravenna   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calciphylaxis; Cinacalcet; Dialysis

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CINACALCET; HEPARIN; SODIUM THIOSULFATE; WARFARIN;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CALCINOSIS; CASE REPORT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; INJURY; LOWER LEG; MALE; PROGNOSIS; PUNCH BIOPSY; RARE DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ULCER HEALING;

EID: 84888857222     PISSN: 03920488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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