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Case Report

Successful Treatment of Calcific Uremic Arteriolopathy with Sodium Thiosulfate in a Renal Transplant Recipient

Jordan Y.Z. LiDepartment of Renal Medicine, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, SA, Australia;Faculty of Health Science, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Tuck Y. YongGeneral Medicine, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, SA, Australia;Faculty of Health Science, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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Muhammad ChoudhryDepartment of Renal Medicine, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, SA, Australia
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Nitesh RaoDepartment of Renal Medicine, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, SA, Australia
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Caroline MiltonDepartment of Renal Medicine, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, SA, Australia;Faculty of Health Science, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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Rajiv JunejaDepartment of Renal Medicine, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, SA, Australia;Faculty of Health Science, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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Jeffrey A.J. BarbaraDepartment of Renal Medicine, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, SA, Australia;Faculty of Health Science, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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George PassarisDepartment of Renal Medicine, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, SA, Australia
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Pages 645-648 | Received 28 Oct 2011, Accepted 09 Jan 2012, Published online: 27 Feb 2012

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