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Penile Calciphylaxis in End Stage Renal Disease

Authors :
Barbera, Vincenzo
Di Lullo, Luca
Gorini, Antonio
Otranto, Giovanni
Floccari, Fulvio
Malaguti, Moreno
Santoboni, Alberto
Source :
Case Reports in Urology.
Publication Year :
2013
Publisher :
Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2013.

Abstract

Calciphylaxis, better described as “Calcific uremic arteriolopathy” (CUA), involves about 1–4% of hemodialysis patients all around the world with high mortality rates. We describe a rare clinical case of CUA in peritoneal dialysis patient associated with urological disease. Penile calciphylaxis represents rare clinical complication, and an early diagnosis and multidisciplinary approach are requested. Pathogenesis is still unclear, and therapeutic approaches need more long-term clinical trials to test their efficacy and safety.

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Language :
English
ISSN :
2090696X
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Case Reports in Urology
Accession number :
edsair.hindawi.publ..d4c8ac4734a28f2078e66c7d80c3d8bb
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/968916