Calciphylaxis

Calciphylaxis is a syndrome of vascular calcification and skin necrosis. It is seen almost exclusively in patients with end stage renal disease. It results in chronic non-healing wounds and requires parathyroidectomy and hyperbaric therapy. Calciphylaxis is a rare but serious disease. Calciphylaxis is one type of extraskeletal calcification. Similar extraskeletal calcifications are observed in some patients with hypercalcaemic states, including patients with milk alkali syndrome, sarcoidosis, primary hyperparathyroidism, and hypervitaminosis D. (From the Wikpedia article Calciphylaxis.)

Download PDF

Recent Publications on Calciphylaxis:
[Calcific uremic arteriolopathy (calciphylaxis)] We present the case of a end stage renal failure patient treated with...	17th July, 2008	Centre de geriatrie du Bas-Valais, Clinique St-Ame, Route des Cases, 1890	Rev Med Suisse. 2008 May 7;4(156):1167-71.
Calciphylaxis in a patient with normal renal function: response to treatment with sodium thiosulfate. Calciphylaxis is a rare, life-threatening cause of skin necrosis. The...	17th July, 2008	Department of Dermatology, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital,	Clin Exp Dermatol. 2008 Jul 4;. DOI Direct Link
[Calciphylaxis treated by cinacalcet: A medical alternative to parathyroidectomy.] Calciphylaxis is a rare necrotizing calcifying arteriolopathy, with a poor...	28th June, 2008	Service de dermatologie, CHU Dupuytren, 2, avenue Martin-Luther-King,	Rev Med Interne. 2008 Jun 24;. DOI Direct Link
Bone scan findings in metastatic calcification from calciphylaxis. A 51-year-old woman on peritoneal dialysis for chronic renal failure...	27th June, 2008	Section of Nuclear Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba,	Clin Nucl Med. 2008 Jul;33(7):502-4. DOI Direct Link
[Cardiovascular disease in chronic kidney failure] A 51-year-old woman on peritoneal dialysis for chronic renal failure...	17th June, 2008	Nyremedisinsk avdeling, Ulleval universitetssykehus, 0407 Oslo.	Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 2008 May 29;128(11):1297.
→View more research publications.

Calciphylaxis Patents:
US Patent No.	Title
7318925	Methods of use for antibodies against parathyroid hormone
5254538	Method of treating periodontal disease
5597815	Prevention of hyperphosphatemia in kidney disorder patients
5939406	18-substituted-19-nor-vitamin D compounds
6281249	18-substituted-19-nor-vitamin D compounds
→View more patents.

BioPortfolio Ltd. offers e-mail and postal lists for Calciphylaxis scientists - we have details of around 67 individuals working on Calciphylaxis .

Nothing in this website should be used in place of personal medical advice from your own qualified medical practitioner.  See User Agreement

Send comments and feedback to:
Peter Barfoot Managing Director, BioPortfolio Ltd.
UK Tel: (+44) 1300 321501
USA Voicemail and Fax: (+1) 415 680 2472

All rights reserved. All other trademarks recognized.

BioPortfolio Limited is registered in England & Wales at Wessex Barn, Dorchester Road, Frampton, Dorset, DT2 9NB, UK. No.3312883 VAT No. GB 744 6483 10

Copyright 1997-2008 - BioPortfolio Limited.