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Calciphylaxis: Successful Management of a Rare Complication of Chronic Kidney Disease in Two Patients
Joint Authors
Fares, Ibtissam
Bouattar, Tarik
Kone, Hadja Moussokoro
Benzouina, Hajar
Benbella, Meryem
Ouzeddoun, Naima
Bayahia, Rabia
Benamar, Loubna
Source
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-06-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Calciphylaxis, or calcification uremic arteriolopathy, is a rare disease thought to occur due to arteriolar calcifications of the dermis and is responsible for ischemia with cutaneous necrosis and painful panniculitis.
Its mechanism remains poorly understood which makes its management challenging and difficult to standardize.
We report our management of two patients diagnosed with calciphylaxis.
In one patient, calciphylaxis was mentioned upon admission given the context of preexisting secondary hyperparathyroidism and the existence of multiple risk factors.
In both patients, the diagnosis was confirmed histologically.
Our two observations highlight the difficulty of the diagnosis and the complexity of the therapeutic management that has been personalized according to patient characteristics and clinical evolution.
Several therapeutic means can be implemented once the diagnosis is made; nevertheless, its prognosis remains pejorative despite the therapeutic advances.
Broad debridement, good phosphocalcic balance control, and the correction of the risk factors top the list of any therapeutic strategy.
One of the major challenges of the therapy is normalizing the calcium-phosphate balance.
Thus, Cinacalcet and sodium thiosulfate appear to be promising treatments.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Fares, Ibtissam& Bouattar, Tarik& Kone, Hadja Moussokoro& Benzouina, Hajar& Benbella, Meryem& Ouzeddoun, Naima…[et al.]. 2019. Calciphylaxis: Successful Management of a Rare Complication of Chronic Kidney Disease in Two Patients. Case Reports in Nephrology،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1141050
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Fares, Ibtissam…[et al.]. Calciphylaxis: Successful Management of a Rare Complication of Chronic Kidney Disease in Two Patients. Case Reports in Nephrology No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1141050
American Medical Association (AMA)
Fares, Ibtissam& Bouattar, Tarik& Kone, Hadja Moussokoro& Benzouina, Hajar& Benbella, Meryem& Ouzeddoun, Naima…[et al.]. Calciphylaxis: Successful Management of a Rare Complication of Chronic Kidney Disease in Two Patients. Case Reports in Nephrology. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1141050
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1141050