Saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation : an official publication of the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation, Saudi Arabia
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Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl · Jan 2019
Case ReportsCalciphylaxis in a renal transplant recipient with normal graft function: A case report and review of literature.
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. ⋯ 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.