Calciphylaxis in a renal transplant recipient with normal graft function: A case report and review of literature

Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl. 2019 Jan-Feb;30(1):215-220.

Abstract

Calciphylaxis, also known as calcific uremic arteriolopathy, is a rare, life-threatening complication of end-stage renal disease. However, it may also occur in patients without renal failure, the nonuremic calciphylaxis. Most patients present with painful skin ulcers. Delayed diagnosis can lead to sepsis-related morbidity and mortality. Aberrations in calcium, phosphate, and parathyroid hormone physiology are common and biopsy is diagnostic. Early diagnosis and correction of vascular and metabolic aberrations may assist in healing as may the use of sodium thiosulfate and hyperbaric oxygen therapy. We report on successful treatment of a case of calciphylaxis in a renal transplant recipient with normal allograft function.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Calciphylaxis* / diagnosis
  • Calciphylaxis* / etiology
  • Calciphylaxis* / pathology
  • Calciphylaxis* / therapy
  • Humans
  • Hyperbaric Oxygenation
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / surgery
  • Kidney Transplantation / adverse effects*
  • Leg / pathology
  • Leg Ulcer* / diagnosis
  • Leg Ulcer* / etiology
  • Leg Ulcer* / pathology
  • Leg Ulcer* / therapy
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Thiosulfates / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Thiosulfates
  • sodium thiosulfate