Penile calciphylaxis diagnosis and treatment challenges a case report

•Rarity of this presentation.•Controversies on treatment.•Controversies about diagnosis. Painful tip penile ischemic lesion that varies from ulceration to dry gangrene which is calcified in a patient with ESRD on chronic dialysis is a seriously complicated disease due to microvascular disease of sub...

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Published inInternational journal of surgery case reports Vol. 77; pp. 187 - 190
Main Authors Bani-Hani, Morad, Nawafleh, Sager, Al-zubi, Mohammad, Alkhatatbeh, Hassan, Altal, Y., Sarhan, Mohammed Yahia, Daradkeh, Salah Tewfik, Alriyalat, Sulieman, Tahaineh, Sakher
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2020
Elsevier
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Calciphylaxis
Case Report
Partial penectomy
Penile pain
Case report
Partial penectomy
Calciphylaxis
Penile pain
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Summary:•Rarity of this presentation.•Controversies on treatment.•Controversies about diagnosis. Painful tip penile ischemic lesion that varies from ulceration to dry gangrene which is calcified in a patient with ESRD on chronic dialysis is a seriously complicated disease due to microvascular disease of subcutaneous and adipose tissue. 72 gentleman who is on chronic dialysis for the last 8 years because of ESRD, In which he developed many vascular disease and amputation done for him presented with spreading black painful areas at the tip of the glans for which conservative treatment took place for about month. The diagnosis and management of this rare disease still unclear. Diagnosis mostly clinical, treatment conservative versus surgical. Controversies of for penile Calciphylaxis diagnosis and treatment for its rarity, high mortality rate, and as its part of systematic disease treatment till know individualized according to patient status and extent of the necrotic area.
ISSN:2210-2612
2210-2612
DOI:10.1016/j.ijscr.2020.10.097