Resolution of uremic tumoral calcinosis in a patient on peritoneal dialysis with long-term low-calcium dialysate treatment
Kidney Research and Clinical Practice
;
: 226-228, 2014.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-86000
ABSTRACT
Tumoral calcinosis is a rare complication in uremic patients. An in-depth review of published literature suggests that most patients with uremic tumoral calcinosis do not respond to medical treatment. Here, we report the case of a patient on peritoneal dialysis who presented with infected multifocal masses on both hip joints and was successfully treated by medical intervention. The patient was diagnosed with uremic tumoral calcinosis by physical examination and radiologic imaging, and treated with low-calcium dialysis and a non-calcium phosphate binder, sevelamer, without increasing the dose of dialysis. At the 36-month follow-up, the majority of masses had disappeared and the patient was asymptomatic.
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Main subject:
Physical Examination
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Calcinosis
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Follow-Up Studies
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Peritoneal Dialysis
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Dialysis
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Sevelamer
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Hip Joint
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Kidney Research and Clinical Practice
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
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