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[Calciphylaxis in chronic renal failure: 3 cases].

Hayet Kaaroud¹, Soumaya Béji, Inés Souissi

¹Service de Médecine Interne A, Hôpital Charles Nicolle, Tunis.

La Tunisie Medicale

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Calciphylaxis, a severe vascular condition in chronic kidney disease patients, presents with skin necrosis. Early management of risk factors like hyperphosphatemia is crucial for improving outcomes in these high-mortality cases.

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Area of Science:

Nephrology
Dermatology
Vascular Medicine

Background:

Calciphylaxis is a rare and severe small vessel disease characterized by vascular calcification and skin necrosis.
It is frequently associated with end-stage renal disease, carrying a poor prognosis.
This condition necessitates reporting new cases to understand its varied etiologies and clinical course.

Observation:

Three cases of calciphylaxis in patients with chronic renal failure are presented.
The underlying causes of renal failure included interstitial nephritis, diabetic nephropathy, and thrombotic microangiopathy.
The patients, two females and one male, had a mean age of 44 years.

Findings:

Key risk factors identified were hyperphosphatemia and hyperparathyroidism.
All three patients succumbed to sepsis, indicating a critical complication.
Corticosteroid therapy was implicated in precipitating the condition in two of the cases.

Implications:

Prompt identification and management of risk factors are essential for reducing mortality in uremic patients with calciphylaxis.
Understanding the diverse renal pathologies associated with calciphylaxis can aid in early diagnosis.
This case series underscores the aggressive nature of calciphylaxis and the need for vigilant patient monitoring.