Bakkaloglu Sevcan A, Dursun Ismail, Kaya Aysenur, Soylemezoglu Oguz, Hasanoglu Enver, Buyan Necla
Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey.
Ann Trop Paediatr. 2007 Jun;27(2):149-52. doi: 10.1179/146532807X192525.
Calciphylaxis is a rare, life-threatening condition of progressive cutaneous necrosis resulting from medial calcification of the small arterioles. It is usually seen in uraemic patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism. An 11-year-old girl with end-stage renal failure and calciphylaxis of the toes is described. She was unresponsive to medical treatment and amputation was required.