Lower Leg Amputation by Calciphylaxis in Diabetic Nephropathy Patient (A Case Report) / 대한족부족관절학회지
Journal of Korean Foot and Ankle Society
;
: 109-112, 2009.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-42359
ABSTRACT
Calciphylaxis is a rare disease that appear in patients with secondary hyper-parathyroidism or chronic renal failure or that show defect in calcium phosphate metabolism which is characterized by fibrin deposit or calcification of medial wall of vessels causing gradual ischemic skin necrosis. Calciphylaxis is a disease with poor prognosis as skin necrosis can progress rapidly. If left untreated, calciphylaxis will progress to sepsis with high mortality. The treatment is controversial but kidney transplantation or parathyroidectomy is suggested to recover calcium-phosphate metabolism. The authors have experienced calciphylaxis in a patient with chronic renal failure caused by DM nephropathy with characteristic skin lesion and rapid skin necrosis. We describe this case with documentary reviews.
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Main subject:
Prognosis
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Skin
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Calciphylaxis
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Calcium Phosphates
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Fibrin
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Calcium
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Parathyroidectomy
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Kidney Transplantation
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Sepsis
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Rare Diseases
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of Korean Foot and Ankle Society
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
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