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Penile necrosis and calciphylaxis
José Henrique Gomes Torres1, Sílvia Caroline Neves Ribeiro1, Iure Carvalho de Souza1
1Hospital Santa Marcelina, Brazil.
Abstract:
Penile necrosis is an uncommon condition associated, in most cases, with calciphylaxis, also known as calcific uremic arteriolopathy. It is a progressive disease found in approximately 1%-4% of patients with end stage renal disease. Patients with penile calciphylaxis present a mortality rate of up to 70%, with life expectancy of two-and a half months following the diagnosis. We report a severe calciphylaxis case that had to be submitted to a penectomy but survived the penile event.
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