Breast Necrosis: Calciphylaxis a Rare Cause
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Breast necrosis: calciphylaxis a rare cause.
Calciphylaxis is a small vessel vasculopathy characterized by significant calcium deposition in the vessel walls and tissue of renal failure patients. The process leads to progressive, painful, ischemic wounding. Management is generally medical; however, superinfection requires surgical intervention. A case of calciphylaxis of the breast is presented. Calciphylaxis of the breast is atypical - t...
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1195-2199
DOI: 10.1177/229255030801600302