Open AccessPulmonary calcifications: Is it an entity in the new world dialysis patient?
Author(s) -
R Kauntia,
Vinant Bhargava,
Prakamya Gupta,
Devinder Singh Rana
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of nephrology/indian journal of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1998-3662
pISSN - 0971-4065
DOI - 10.4103/ijn.ijn_5_18
Subject(s) - medicine , calciphylaxis , hemodialysis , dialysis , asymptomatic , presentation (obstetrics) , intensive care medicine , respiratory distress , case presentation , disease , surgery
Metastatic pulmonary calcification (MPC) has been described in the literature to affect up to 60% of dialysis patients. Several case series of MPC were described in 1960s and 1970s. Patients are generally asymptomatic or may present with acute respiratory distress. This entity is associated with up to 60% mortality. We hereby report a case of chronic kidney disease on maintenance hemodialysis who presented with unexplained recurrent dyspnea despite adequate hemodialysis. She was evaluated and found to have a rare presentation of calciphylaxis.