Calcific uremic arteriolopathy. Oxf Med Case Reports 2017 Oct;2017(10):omx055
Date
05/11/2018Pubmed ID
29744114Pubmed Central ID
PMC5934614DOI
10.1093/omcr/omx055Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85036590060 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 5 CitationsAbstract
Calcific uremic arteriolopathy (CUA) or Calciphylaxis is a rare disease typically seen in end stage renal disease patients on dialysis and is associated with high mortality rates, mainly because of sepsis. Medial calcification of the dermal arterioles is the characteristic histologic finding together with vascular thrombosis and ischemic necrosis. CUA involves legs, abdomen and gluteal region in majority of the patients. Herein, we present a case of CUA of the glans penis in a uremic patient. Unfortunately, the patient died of sepsis in a few weeks after initiating dialysis.
