Total Pageviews

Saturday 26 May 2012

Calciphylaxis

- calcific uremic arteriolopathy seen almost exclusively in patients with advanced CKD
- heralded by livedo reticularis and advances to patches of ischemic necrosis especially on the legs, thighs, abdomen and breasts
- pathologically, there is vascular occlusion associated with extensive vascular (calcification of tunica media) and soft tissue calcification
- warfarin is a risk factor of calciphylaxis ( because warfarin decrease vitamin K dependent regeneration of matrix GLA protein which is important in preventing vascular calcification)
- optimal treatment is prevention, with rigorous and continuous control of phosphate and calcium balance
- no specific treatment

1 comment:

Oscar said...

I would like to thank Ultimate Life Clinic for reversing my father's Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). My father’s ALS condition was fast deteriorating before he started on the ALS Herbal medicine treatment from Ultimate Life Clinic. He was on the treatment for just 6 months and we never thought my father will recover so soon. He has gained some weight in the past months and he is able to walk with no support. You can reach them through there website www.ultimatelifeclinic.com