Spontaneous cutaneous ulcers in a patient with a moderate degree of chronic kidney disease: A different spectrum of calciphylaxis

Wassim A. Hitti School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USACorrespondence[email protected]

John C. Papadimitriou School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Stephen Bartlett School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Ravinder K. Wali School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Abstract

Calciphylaxis is characterized by the development of spontaneous skin ulcers that often progress to deep tissue necrosis. We present a case of calciphylaxis in a patient with chronic kidney disease (CKD) prior to the initiation of dialysis. We conclude that calciphylaxis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of skin ulcerations in patients with any degree of CKD.

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