Surgical treatment of nonuremic calciphylaxis: a case report and review of literature

Calciphylaxis is characterized by extremely painful skin ulcers and develops in patients with or without severe kidney diseases. Herein, a female patient without renal dysfunction developed calciphylaxis in the right lower extremity and underwent successful surgical debridement and split-thickness s...

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Published inCase reports in plastic surgery & hand surgery Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 1 - 6
Main Authors Tamagake, Minami, Nagao, Munetomo, Miura, Chieko, Imai, Yoshimichi
Format Report
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.01.2023
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Summary:Calciphylaxis is characterized by extremely painful skin ulcers and develops in patients with or without severe kidney diseases. Herein, a female patient without renal dysfunction developed calciphylaxis in the right lower extremity and underwent successful surgical debridement and split-thickness skin grafting. Nevertheless, prompt wound evaluation and proper surgical approaches are essential.
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ISSN:2332-0885
2332-0885
DOI:10.1080/23320885.2022.2145962