Calciphylaxis in the current era: emerging 'ironic' features?

Sodium Thiosulfate: An Emerging Treatment for Calciphylaxis in Dialysis Patients

Calciphylaxis is a rare but life-threatening complication seen in dialysis patients. We report a case with calciphylaxis and severe secondary hyperparathyroidism. Sodium thiosulfate (STS) was used for treatment in this case. The painful skin ulcers improved significantly soon after treatment, with a slight reduction in the calcium-phosphorus product. Total parathyroidectomy was carried out 6 mo...

Emerging and re-emerging viruses in the era of globalisation.

Presented in part at the "XXXVIII Convegno Nazionale di Studi di Medicina Trasfusionale" (Rimini, Italy, September, 24-27, 2008). Introduction During their evolution, human beings, as every other animal and vegetable species, have had to face innumerable challenges from the world of microorganisms. Indeed, the history of mankind is littered with 'scourges', that is, epidemics and pandemics char...

Sentiment Analyzer with Rich Features for Ironic and Sarcastic Tweets

Sentiment Analysis of tweets is a complex task, because these short messages employ unconventional language to increase the expressiveness. This task becomes even more difficult when people use figurative language (e.g. irony, sarcasm and metaphors) because it causes a mismatch between the literal meaning and the actual expressed sentiment. In this paper, we describe a sentiment analysis system...

Calciphylaxis and the persistence of medical misinformation in the era of Google.

OBJECTIVES We illustrate the important and troubling issue of persistent misinformation and false claims in the medical literature using a frequently cited case inaccurately believed by many to be the first case of calciphylaxis. METHODS We identified a recurring error in the medical literature in the form of numerous citations of a study from the 1890s of a 6-month-old child with idiopathic ...

The Emerging Era of Peripheral Drug Elution