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Published on: February 8, 2019
Fatal calciphylaxis in two patients with giant cell arteritis
K Brouns1, E Verbeken, H Degreef
1Department of General Internal Medicine, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Dienst Algemene Inwendige Geneeskunde, UZ Gasthuisberg, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
Abstract:
Two elderly female patients with fatal calciphylaxis, despite nearly normal renal functions, occurring during treatment for giant cell arteritis, are described. The possible mechanisms for this association are discussed.
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