Scintigraphic Demonstration of Calciphylaxis
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Scintigraphic Demonstration of Calciphylaxis
We report the case of a 59-year-old woman with end-stage renal disease who presented with bilateral medial calf tenderness and subsequent development of a large necrotic plaque that was proven at biopsy to be calciphylaxis. A radionuclide bone scan contributed to management by helping establish the diagnosis. Calciphylaxis is a highly morbid small vessel vasculopathy encountered in patients on ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Radiology Case Reports
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1930-0433
DOI: 10.2484/rcr.v3i3.170