Open AccessPenile lesion in a dialysis patient: Time to get an X‐ray
Author(s) -
Koratala Abhilash,
Chamarthi Gajapathiraju
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.1669
Subject(s) - calciphylaxis , medicine , calcification , lesion , dialysis , penis , biopsy , end stage renal disease , radiology , surgery , hemodialysis
Key Clinical Message Calciphylaxis or calcific uremic arteriolopathy is a rare and serious disorder typically seen in patients with end‐stage renal disease that manifests as skin ischemia and necrosis and histologically characterized by calcification of dermal arterioles. Penis is a rare site of involvement and biopsy is not typically recommended, making the diagnosis clinico‐radiologic.