Spotting the signs: a case of late diagnosed painful calciphylaxis

J Wound Care. 2005 Jan;14(1):12-3. doi: 10.12968/jowc.2005.14.1.26728.

Abstract

Although the number of cases of calciphylaxis is increasing, it is often not diagnosed until a late stage, increasing the risk of mortality. A characteristic is purple, mottled and painful lesions, which have a tendency to become necrotic.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Biopsy
  • Calciphylaxis / diagnosis*
  • Calciphylaxis / etiology
  • Calciphylaxis / therapy
  • Debridement
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Disease Progression
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Foot Ulcer / etiology*
  • Foot Ulcer / pathology
  • Foot Ulcer / therapy
  • Humans
  • Hyperparathyroidism, Secondary / complications
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / complications
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / therapy
  • Necrosis
  • Nursing Assessment
  • Pain / etiology*
  • Peripheral Vascular Diseases / etiology
  • Peritoneal Dialysis
  • Prognosis
  • Skin Care / methods
  • Skin Care / nursing
  • Time Factors
  • Treatment Failure
  • Wound Healing