Case Report on Calciphylaxis: An Early Diagnosis and Treatment May Improve Outcome

Publication date: September 2012 Source:Journal of the American College of Clinical Wound Specialists, Volume 4, Issue 3 Author(s): Barbara J. Marshall , Rachel E. Johnson This is a case report of a patient who presented to the wound care center with LE ulcerations that were subsequently diagnosed with calciphylaxis. She was an insulin dependent diabetic with renal disease, but unaware of her critical kidney status. She was treated with local wound care, a partial parathyroidectomy, and started on dialysis. She is currently healed with no recurrence of ulcerations. Her ulcerations were controlled with conservative wound care and no surgical debridement.
Source: Journal of the American College of Clinical Wound Specialists - Category: Journals (General) Source Type: research