A Fatal Case of Penile Calciphylaxis

• Main Authors: Carlos D'Assumpcao MD (Author), Rupam Sharma MD (Author), Addie Bugas MD (Author), Arash Heidari MD (Author), Rick A. McPheeters DO (Author), Shahab Hillyer MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Calciphylaxis is a rare and serious complication of chronic renal failure characterized by vascular calcium overload. It has a high mortality rate. Penile calciphylaxis is an extremely rare condition of penile necrosis due to calciphylaxis of the penile arterioles. Presented here is a severe case of...