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Calciphylaxis in a pediatric patient with multisystem inflammatory syndrome

Year: 2023

Type: article

Abstract: Calciphylaxis results from cutaneous ischemia and necrosis that is secondary to calcification, and subsequent thrombosis of arterioles and capillaries in the dermis and subcutaneous adipose tissue. Typically, patients are adults in the fifth decade of life, often with advanced chronic kidney or end-stage renal disease.1,2 Other risk factors include hypercalcemia, diabetes, obesity, and warfarin use.1,3-5 We present the rare case of a 14-year-old boy who developed calciphylaxis in the setting of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) and subsequent renal failure.

Source: JAAD Case Reports

DOI: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2023.03.005

Authors: Hanna L. Distel, Prashant J. Purohit, Susan E. Ingraham, Andrew K. Feng

Institutions: University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children

Language: English

Topic: Kawasaki Disease and Coronary Complications

Subfield: Surgery

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $675