Vol 15, No 2 (2020)
Case report
Published online: 2020-03-28
Calciphylaxis — a fatal complication not only in end-stage renal disease patients
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DOI: 10.5603/FC.2020.0022
Folia Cardiologica 2020;15(2):164-168.
Abstract
We present a fatal case of end-stage renal disease complication that is calciphylaxis, also known as calcific uremic arteriolopathy, characterized by vascular calcification, necrosis of the skin and adipose tissue and constant severe pain of the affected areas.
Keywords: calciphylaxiscalcific uremic arteriolopathyend-stage renal diseasecomplications
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