Calciphylaxis After Kidney Transplant
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A dramatic case of calciphylaxis 20 years after kidney transplantation.
Calciphylaxis, necrotizing livedo reticularis or calcific uraemic arteriolopathy (CUA) is an almost always fatal disease characterized by painful skin lesions localized on the lower extremities. This complication is typically observed in patients with end-stage renal disease on dialysis or after recent kidney transplantation [1,2]. Key histopathological features include calcification of the med...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cureus
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2168-8184
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.4695