Conclusions: In our patients, calciphylaxis carried a worse prognosis than previously reported internationally.
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The impact of kidney transplantation on calciphylaxis lesions is not clear.
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Sodium thiosulfate is increasingly used for the treatment of soft tissue calcifications in calciphylaxis.
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Certain factors adversely affect outcome, including truncal and genital involvement and systemic forms of calciphylaxis.
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Results: Nineteen patients developed calciphylaxis over this period.
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This article presents a case of calciphylaxis provoked by reintroduction of warfarin therapy, introducing the possibility of direct induction.
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The general consensus is to treat calciphylaxis adequately prior to transplantation with either medical therapy or parathyroidectomy, as indicated.
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Systemic calciphylaxis was not present.
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Clinical picture and laboratory findings were suggestive of vasculitis; however, skin biopsy established diagnosis of calciphylaxis, in settings of normal kidney function.
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Here we present a case of Fournier's gangrene isolated to the penis in an adult with calciphylaxis secondary to end-stage renal disease.
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Calcific uremic arteriolopathy (calciphylaxis) is one of the more devastating complications that can develop in patients with chronic renal failure.
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Mortality rates are substantially greater in chronic renal failure patients with calciphylaxis, and the major cause of death is infection and sepsis.
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Human calciphylaxis reflects a form of severe tissue compromise attributable to a unique microangiopathy that combines features of vascular thrombotic occlusion with endoluminal calcification.
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Calciphylaxis is a challenging complication of end-stage renal disease, with an unknown underlying mechanism.
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Conclusions: In our patients, calciphylaxis carried a worse prognosis than previously reported internationally.
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The impact of kidney transplantation on calciphylaxis lesions is not clear.