Acral gangrene as a presentation of non-uremic calciphylaxis

We are describing a case of 55-year-old obese female with significant history of uncontrolled rheumatoid arthritis, who recently had decreased her immune-suppression medications. She presented with extensive acral gangrene involving multiple fingers and toes. Clinical picture and laboratory findings...

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Autores principales:	Muhammad Hammadah, Shruti Chaturvedi, Jennifer Jue, Andrew Blake Buletko, Mohammed Qintar, Mohammed Eid Madmani, Prashant Sharma
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Publicado:	Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2013
Materias:	acral gangrene calciphylaxis non uremic sodium thiosulfate vasculitis Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:31b360b07e6243e680943385fd1063202021-12-02T16:24:52ZAcral gangrene as a presentation of non-uremic calciphylaxis2231-07702249-446410.4103/2231-0770.120504https://doaj.org/article/31b360b07e6243e680943385fd1063202013-10-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/2231-0770.120504https://doaj.org/toc/2231-0770https://doaj.org/toc/2249-4464We are describing a case of 55-year-old obese female with significant history of uncontrolled rheumatoid arthritis, who recently had decreased her immune-suppression medications. She presented with extensive acral gangrene involving multiple fingers and toes. Clinical picture and laboratory findings were suggestive of vasculitis; however, skin biopsy established diagnosis of calciphylaxis, in settings of normal kidney function. Patient was treated with sodium thiosulfate with gradual improvement in her skin lesions.Muhammad HammadahShruti ChaturvediJennifer JueAndrew Blake BuletkoMohammed QintarMohammed Eid MadmaniPrashant SharmaThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.articleacral gangrenecalciphylaxisnon uremicsodium thiosulfatevasculitisMedicineRENAvicenna Journal of Medicine, Vol 03, Iss 04, Pp 109-111 (2013)
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spellingShingle	acral gangrene calciphylaxis non uremic sodium thiosulfate vasculitis Medicine R Muhammad Hammadah Shruti Chaturvedi Jennifer Jue Andrew Blake Buletko Mohammed Qintar Mohammed Eid Madmani Prashant Sharma Acral gangrene as a presentation of non-uremic calciphylaxis
description	We are describing a case of 55-year-old obese female with significant history of uncontrolled rheumatoid arthritis, who recently had decreased her immune-suppression medications. She presented with extensive acral gangrene involving multiple fingers and toes. Clinical picture and laboratory findings were suggestive of vasculitis; however, skin biopsy established diagnosis of calciphylaxis, in settings of normal kidney function. Patient was treated with sodium thiosulfate with gradual improvement in her skin lesions.
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author	Muhammad Hammadah Shruti Chaturvedi Jennifer Jue Andrew Blake Buletko Mohammed Qintar Mohammed Eid Madmani Prashant Sharma
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title	Acral gangrene as a presentation of non-uremic calciphylaxis
title_short	Acral gangrene as a presentation of non-uremic calciphylaxis
title_full	Acral gangrene as a presentation of non-uremic calciphylaxis
title_fullStr	Acral gangrene as a presentation of non-uremic calciphylaxis
title_full_unstemmed	Acral gangrene as a presentation of non-uremic calciphylaxis
title_sort	acral gangrene as a presentation of non-uremic calciphylaxis
publisher	Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
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Acral gangrene as a presentation of non-uremic calciphylaxis

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