Open AccessCalciphylaxis - Case Report
Author(s) -
Nejra Prohić,
Fahrudin Mašnić,
Mersiha Krupalija Fazlic,
Aida Ćorić,
Selma Ajanović
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
medicinski arhiv
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1986-5961
pISSN - 0350-199X
DOI - 10.5455/medarh.2020.74.233-235
Subject(s) - calciphylaxis , medicine , kidney disease , complication , hemodialysis , skin biopsy , dermatology , hyperparathyroidism , diabetes mellitus , pathology , biopsy , surgery , disease , endocrinology
Calciphylaxis is a rare, but serious, kidney complication. Calciphylaxia is a vasculopathy of small blood vessels characterized by the deposition of calcium deposits in intimal arterioles with the consequent proliferation of intima, fibrosis and thrombosis.