Gastrointestinal Bleeding Secondary to Calciphylaxis
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Gastrointestinal Bleeding Secondary to Calciphylaxis.
BACKGROUND Calciphylaxis is associated with a high mortality that approaches 80%. The diagnosis is usually made when obvious skin lesions (painful violaceous mottling of the skin) are present. However, visceral involvement is rare. We present a case of calciphylaxis leading to lower gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding and rectal ulceration of the GI mucosa. CASE REPORT A 66-year-old woman with past ...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Case Reports
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1941-5923
DOI: 10.12659/ajcr.895164