Cutaneous Calciphylaxis
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Cutaneous calciphylaxis. An underrecognized clinicopathologic entity.
Calciphylaxis (CPX), an uncommon syndrome characterized, in part, by progressive cutaneous vascular calcification, is seen principally in the setting of renal failure-associated hyperparathyroidism and is difficult to distinguish histologically from other microvasculopathies. We assessed histologic specimens from 13 cases of clinicopathologically classic CPX of the skin and reviewed documented ...
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Fig. 1. Dry gangrene of the fingers (A and B) and dusky red discoloration of the right great toe (C) are shown. Progression of the gangrene of the fingers (D and E) and development of gangrenous necrosis of the toes (F) are shown. Plain radiographs demonstrating marked vascular calcification of the hands and feet (G–J). Skin biopsy revealing calcification (K) and microthrombosis (L and M) of sm...
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Figure 1. Right leg with painful ulcer demonstrating thrombosed blood vessels, saponified fat, and ischemic skin necrosis. DESCRIPTION A 56-year-old man presented with a wound of the right leg for 6 weeks that progressed from a linear ulceration with surrounding erythema to an excruciatingly painful ulcer with fat saponification and visible thrombosed vessels. His medical history was significan...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Clinical Pathology
سال: 2000
ISSN: 1943-7722,0002-9173
DOI: 10.1309/aglf-x21h-y37w-50kl