Successful Treatment of Calciphylaxis in a Young Female With End-Stage Renal Disease on Peritoneal Dialysis With Parathyroidectomy, Intensification of Dialysis, and Sodium Thiosulphate-A Case Report and Literature Review

• Main Authors: Sasmit Roy MD (Author), Sohil Narasimha Reddy MD (Author), Amarinder Singh Garcha MD (Author), Praveena Vantipalli MD (Author), Sumit S Patel MD (Author), Ebad Ur Rahman MD (Author), Sreedhar Adapa MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Calcific uremic arteriolopathy, commonly referred to as "calciphylaxis," is a rare life-threatening condition observed in patients with chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease on dialysis. This results in necrotic, ischemic, tender dermal lesions anywhere in the body, but mainly...