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INTRODUCTION: Calciphylaxis is a serious vascular disorder characterized by calcification of tunica media, intimal hyperplasia, thrombosis, and skin necrosis. It was described in patients with renal failure (UC), although it can occur in its absence (NUC). Its risk factors are under study and its diagnosis can be complex. Over a decade ago, its mortality was estimated at 60-80%. Recent studies indicate that it has decreased (40%). METHODS: A retrospective study was carried out in the period between January 1, 2011 and December 31, 2019. The past medical record, clinical characteristics, laboratory and histopathological findings, and evolution of all patients with calciphylaxis evaluated at the Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires were reviewed. RESULTS: Thirty-nine patients were included. Sixtyone percent were men and 39% were NUC cases. Eightytwo percent had arterial hypertension, 66% obesity and 46% diabetes. Of those, 49% received coumarin anticoagulants. All patients with NUC and 75% with UC presented ulcers with necrosis, located more frequently on the legs. In 72% of the cases the histological diagnosis was made with one biopsy. In all the treatment was multimodal and mortality at one year was 42%. CONCLUSION: We observed a high proportion of patients with NUC, in relation to what is reported in the literature, and that half received vitamin K antagonists. The histological diagnosis was made with one biopsy in most of the cases, as the surgical technique for taking the sample, the Von Kossa staining and the evaluation by an expert pathologist were the key of it.
Introducción: La calcifilaxis es un trastorno vascular grave caracterizado por depósito de calcio en túnica media arteriolar, trombosis y necrosis cutánea. Se describió en pacientes con insuficiencia renal (CU), aunque puede producirse en su ausencia (CNU). Sus factores de riesgo están en estudio y su diagnóstico puede ser complejo. Su mortalidad se estimaba en 60-80%, aunque trabajos recientes indican que ha disminuido (40%). Métodos: Estudio retrospectivo entre el 1/1/2011 y el 31/12/2019. Se revisaron los antecedentes, las características clínicas, los hallazgos de laboratorio e histopatológicos, y la evolución de todos los pacientes con diagnóstico de calcifilaxis evaluados en el Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires. Resultados: Se incluyeron 39 pacientes. El 61.5% (24) eran hombres y 38.5% (15) fueron casos de CNU. De éstos, 82% presentaba hipertensión arterial, 66% obesidad y 46% diabetes. El 49% recibía anticoagulantes dicumarínicos. Todos los pacientes con CNU y 75% con CU presentaron úlceras de fondo necrótico, localizadas con mayor frecuencia en las piernas. En 72% de los casos el diagnóstico histológico se efectuó con una toma de biopsia. En todos, el tratamiento fue multimodal y la mortalidad al año fue de 42%. Conclusión: Observamos una elevada proporción de pacientes con CNU, en relación con lo comunicado en la literatura, y la mitad recibía anticoagulantes dicumarínicos. El diagnóstico histológico se efectuó por biopsia en la mayor parte de los casos, para lo cual la toma quirúrgica de la muestra, la tinción con Von Kossa y la evaluación por un patólogo experto fueron claves.
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Calciphylaxis , Humans , Retrospective Studies , Male , Female , Risk Factors , Middle Aged , Calciphylaxis/therapy , Calciphylaxis/pathology , Calciphylaxis/mortality , Calciphylaxis/diagnosis , Aged , Adult , Aged, 80 and over , Anticoagulants/therapeutic use , Treatment Outcome , Argentina/epidemiologyABSTRACT
Erythema nodosum (EN) is the most common clinical presentation of panniculitis, an inflammatory process that affects subcutaneous cellular tissue, characterized by the acute appearance of painful erythematous nodules predominantly in the lower extremities. An unusual case of EN is presented below, secondary to the administration of zoledronic acid (ZA) and denosumab, in which incidental histopathological findings of calciphylaxis were also found.
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Calciphylaxis , Erythema Nodosum , Panniculitis , Humans , Erythema Nodosum/chemically induced , Erythema Nodosum/diagnosis , Erythema Nodosum/drug therapy , Zoledronic Acid/adverse effects , Denosumab/adverse effects , Calciphylaxis/chemically induced , Calciphylaxis/diagnosis , Calciphylaxis/drug therapyABSTRACT
La calcifilaxis o arteriolopatía urémica calcificante es una enfermedad rara que conlleva elevada morbilidad y una mortalidad de 40-80%. Se produce por la calcificación de los vasos de pequeño calibre y afecta sobre todo a los pacientes con insuficiencia renal crónica. Suele iniciarse con cambios en la coloración de la piel. Luego se produce ulceración, dolor y necrosis cutánea. Se presenta el caso de un varón de 70 años con insuficiencia renal crónica que desarrolló lesiones cutáneas dolorosas en los miembros inferiores.
Calciphylaxis or calcifying uremic arteriolopathy is a rare disease that carries high morbidity and mortality between 40% and 80%. It is produced by calcification of small caliber vessels and mainly affects patients with chronic renal failure. It usually begins with a change in skin color and then ulceration, pain and skin necrosis occur. We present a 70-year-old man with chronic renal failure who developed painful skin lesions on his lower limbs.
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Humans , Male , Aged , Calciphylaxis/diagnosis , Necrosis , Lower Extremity , Renal InsufficiencyABSTRACT
La calcifilaxis se caracteriza por una intensa deposición de calcio en pequeños vasos sanguíneos, piel y otros órganos, descripta principalmente en pacientes con insuficiencia renal crónica, trasplante renal o disfunción paratiroidea. Hasta la fecha, solo hay siete casos descriptos en la literatura de calcifilaxis que imita arteritis de células gigantes (ACG). En esta revisión presentamos el octavo caso documentado patológicamente.
Calciphylaxis is characterized by intense deposition of calcium in small blood vessels, skin, and other organs, described mainly in patients with chronic renal insufficiency, renal transplant of parathyroid dysfunction. To date, there are only seven cases described in literature of calciphylaxis mimicking giant cell arteritis (GCA). In this review, we present the eighth case pathologically documented.
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Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Temporal Arteries/pathology , Giant Cell Arteritis/diagnosis , Calciphylaxis/diagnosis , Calciphylaxis/pathology , Diagnosis, DifferentialABSTRACT
A 66-year-old male presented with five days of penile pain and ulceration. The patient had a history of stage 5 chronic kidney disease and repeatedly declined hemodialysis. Wound and urine cultures were unrevealing. CT of the abdomen and pelvis did not reveal any evidence of Fournier's gangrene but identified diffuse severe calcific vasculopathy. Urology and dermatology agreed on the diagnosis of penile calciphylaxis. While diagnosis of calciphylaxis often includes histologic evidence of obstructive vasculopathy, biopsy of penile calciphylaxis is contraindicated due to increased morbidity and mortality. Management focuses wound care and correction of electrolyte abnormalities responsible for calcium deposition.
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Calciphylaxis/diagnosis , Penile Diseases/diagnosis , Aged , Humans , MaleABSTRACT
Antecedentes: La arteriolopatia calcificante urémica o calcifilaxis es un síndrome raro, potencialmente mortal, que afec-ta casi en exclusiva a pacientes con insuficiencia renal y diálisis, caracterizado por calcificación vascular de arterias de pequeño y mediano calibre, con posterior proliferación, fibrosis y trombosis que conducen finalmente a necrosis y úlceras cutáneas. Se asocia con la enfermedad renal crónica terminal y trasplante renal, con preva-lencia de 1-4% de los pacientes con insuficiencia renal crónica. El tratamiento es especializado a base de cámara hiperbárica y para-tiroidectomía para inducir curación. Descripción del caso clínico: Femenina de 42 años, captada en la consulta externa de nefrología en el Instituto Hondureño de Seguridad Social en el año 2017, con antecedente de hipertensión arterial y nefropatía crónica, sometida a trasplante renal en 1998 el cual fue fallido, posteriormente en pro-grama de hemodiálisis y manejo conservador desde el año 2005. La paciente desarrolló lesiones equimóticas en tronco y úlceras en sitios de nódulos subcutáneos que se sobreinfectaron, desarrollan-do signos de respuesta inflamatoria sistémica. Los exámenes de laboratorio mostraron hiperfosfatemia, paratohormona 3518 pg/ml, producto calcio-fósforo 73.5. Ante la falta de manejo quirúrgico (pa-ratiroidectomía) y cámara hiperbárica en la institución, en el 2017 se estableció tratamiento conservador a base de antibióticos, analgési-cos, y hemodiálisis diarias, con lo que presentó mejoría del cuadro clínico; sin embargo, sin resolución de su cuadro de base de la calci-filaxis. Conclusión: El manejo conservador en el caso de pacientes con calcifilaxis es una opción de tratamiento disponible con buena respuesta en pacientes con seguimiento estrecho...(AU)
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Humans , Female , Adult , Calciphylaxis/diagnosis , Vascular Calcification , Renal Insufficiency , Hyperparathyroidism, SecondarySubject(s)
Humans , Calciphylaxis/diagnosis , Calciphylaxis/etiology , Kidney Failure, Chronic , Fatal OutcomeSubject(s)
Calciphylaxis , Kidney Failure, Chronic , Calciphylaxis/diagnosis , Calciphylaxis/etiology , Fatal Outcome , HumansABSTRACT
Resumen La calcifilaxis es una enfermedad poco frecuente, aunque presenta una elevada tasa de mortalidad debido sobre todo a complicaciones como sepsis o gangrena. Generalmente se asocia a insuficiencia renal severa. Se define como la calcificación de la capa media de vasos de pequeño y mediano tamaño de la dermis y tejido celular subcutáneo. Clínicamente se manifiesta como un síndrome de livedoracemosa que progresa a púrpura retiforme y necrosis cutánea. La primera línea de tratamiento es el tiosulfato sódico.
Abstract Calciphylaxis is a rare disease, although it has a high mortality rate due mainly to complications such as sepsis or gangrene. It is usually associated with severe renal failure. It is defined as the calcification of the middle layer of small and medium-sized vessels of the dermis and subcutaneous cellular tissue. Clinically it manifests as a livedoracemosa syndrome that progresses to retinal purpura and cutaneous necrosis. The first line of treatment is sodium thiosulfate.
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Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Calciphylaxis/diagnosis , Calciphylaxis/therapy , Sepsis/prevention & control , Calciphylaxis/mortality , Diagnosis, Differential , Necrosis/complicationsABSTRACT
Calciphylaxis, also known as calcific uremic arteriolopathy and uremic small artery disease with medial wall calcification and intimal hyperplasia, is a multifactorial cutaneous vascular disease characterized by chronic, painful, non-healing wounds that occur frequently in patients with chronic kidney disease, predominantly in those with end-stage renal disease. The pathogenesis remains unclear, and the development of calciphylaxis lesions depends on medial calcification, intimal fibrosis of arterioles and thrombotic occlusion. Despite an increase in reports of calciphylaxis in the literature and clinical recognition of demographic characteristics and risk factors associated with calciphylaxis, it remains a poorly understood disease with high morbidity and mortality. In this review, we analyze and summarize the clinical manifestations, pathogenesis and pathophysiology, histopathology, differential diagnosis, diagnostic workup and treatment modalities for calciphylaxis. Because of the lack of consensus regarding the optimal approach to and treatment of this disorder, a high degree of clinical suspicion, early diagnosis, and multimodal and multidisciplinary treatment in collaboration with dermatology, nephrology, wound care, nutrition and pain management specialties may improve survival in patients with calciphylaxis.
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Calciphylaxis/therapy , Calciphylaxis/diagnosis , Calciphylaxis/etiology , Calciphylaxis/pathology , Humans , Skin/pathologyABSTRACT
Calciphylaxis is vasculopathy characterized by ischemia and painful skin necrosis due to calcification and intimal fibroplasia of thrombosis of the panicular arterioles. It most frequently compromises patients with terminal chronic renal failure and has a high mortality rate. Biopsy of skin lesions is used as a diagnostic method. No specific laboratory findings have been recorded. Skin lesions usually begin in the extremities like a painful purplish mottling similar to "livedo reticularis". The natural evolution is to ulcers and bedsores. The first line of treatment involves the care of skin lesions and antibiotic therapy. Sodium thiosulfate is used as treatment due to its antioxidant activity and as a chelating. Two clinical cases are here reported.
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Calciphylaxis/diagnosis , Kidney Failure, Chronic/complications , Adult , Calciphylaxis/etiology , Calciphylaxis/therapy , Combined Modality Therapy , Debridement , Female , Humans , Middle AgedABSTRACT
La calcifilaxis es una vasculopatía caracterizada por isquemia y necrosis cutánea dolorosa debida a calcificación, fibroplastia de la íntima y trombosis de las arteriolas paniculares. Compromete más frecuentemente a pacientes con insuficiencia renal crónica terminal y tiene muy elevada mortalidad. La biopsia de las lesiones cutáneas se utiliza como método diagnóstico. No se han registrado hallazgos específicos de laboratorio. Las lesiones cutáneas generalmente comienzan en las extremidades a modo de moteado violáceo doloroso similar al livedo reticularis. La evolución natural es hacia úlceras y escaras. La primera línea de tratamiento consiste en el cuidado de las lesiones cutáneas y antibioticoterapia. El tiosulfato sódico se utiliza como tratamiento debido a su actividad como antioxidante y quelante. Se presentan dos casos clínicos.
Calciphylaxis is vasculopathy characterized by ischemia and painful skin necrosis due to calcification and intimal fibroplasia of thrombosis of the panicular arterioles. It most frequently compromises patients with terminal chronic renal failure and has a high mortality rate. Biopsy of skin lesions is used as a diagnostic method. No specific laboratory findings have been recorded. Skin lesions usually begin in the extremities like a painful purplish mottling similar to "livedo reticularis". The natural evolution is to ulcers and bedsores. The first line of treatment involves the care of skin lesions and antibiotic therapy. Sodium thiosulfate is used as treatment due to its antioxidant activity and as a chelating. Two clinical cases are here reported.
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Humans , Female , Adult , Middle Aged , Calciphylaxis/diagnosis , Kidney Failure, Chronic/complications , Calciphylaxis/etiology , Calciphylaxis/therapy , Combined Modality Therapy , DebridementABSTRACT
Calciphylaxis has been defined as tissue sensitivity to calcification, described mainly in patients with chronic renal insufficiency, renal transplant, or parathyroid dysfunction. There are few cases described in patients with rheumatoid arthritis that do not suffer from renal failure or hyperparathyroidism. Another case is presented of calciphylaxis in a woman with inactive rheumatoid arthritis.
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Arthritis, Rheumatoid/complications , Calciphylaxis/etiology , Calciphylaxis/diagnosis , Female , Humans , Middle AgedABSTRACT
An 82-year-old woman came to consultation with sudden visual loss in her left eye. Fifteen days before, she complained of diplopia. She had doubtful symptoms of giant cell arteritis and showed a normal physical exam. Lab results showed erythrosedimentation rate (ESR) = 62 mm/1°h; uremia = 0.56 g/dl (normal <0.45); serum creatinine = 1.7 mg% (normal <1.4); low calcium and phosphorus; and normal urine calcium and serous PTH. Fundus exam and brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed normality of optic nerves, chiasma, retrochiasmatic area, ocular muscles, eyeballs, lacrimal glands, periorbital fat, cavernous sinuses, and occipital cortex. A temporal arteritis was suspected; therefore, a biopsy was carried on. It showed the presence of large calcium deposits in the artery's tunica media and internal elastic lamina, with narrowing of the lumen, with no inflammation and multinuclear giant cells. Histological diagnosis is calciphylaxis. Although calciphylaxis is a well-described entity that occurs in end-stage renal patients, many cases are due to non-uremic causes. To date, there are only six cases described in literature of calciphylaxis mimicking GCA.
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Calciphylaxis/diagnosis , Temporal Arteries/pathology , Tunica Media/pathology , Aged, 80 and over , Arteritis/diagnosis , Arteritis/pathology , Biopsy , Blindness/etiology , Calciphylaxis/pathology , Diplopia/etiology , Female , Humans , Magnetic Resonance ImagingABSTRACT
Calciphylaxis, also known as calcific uremic arteriolopathy, is a severe complication often observed in patients with hyperparathyroidism secondary to chronic renal failure, which occurs mainly in women. It is characterized by ischemic tissue loss secondary to progressive vascular compromise. This is a rare and severe condition and its pathogenesis is unclear. The best treatment is prevention, especially in order to maintain adequate levels of calcium and phosphorus. We describe a case of this disease in a patient with hyperparathyroidism secondary to chronic renal failure who underwent medical treatment, surgical debridement and total skin autografts, with resolution of symptoms after 6 months.
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Calciphylaxis/etiology , Hyperparathyroidism, Secondary/complications , Kidney Failure, Chronic/complications , Calciphylaxis/diagnosis , Calciphylaxis/therapy , Female , Humans , Middle Aged , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
Calciphylaxis, also known as calcific uremic arteriolopathy, is a severe complication often observed in patients with hyperparathyroidism secondary to chronic renal failure, which occurs mainly in women. It is characterized by ischemic tissue loss secondary to progressive vascular compromise. This is a rare and severe condition and its pathogenesis is unclear. The best treatment is prevention, especially in order to maintain adequate levels of calcium and phosphorus. We describe a case of this disease in a patient with hyperparathyroidism secondary to chronic renal failure who underwent medical treatment, surgical debridement and total skin autografts, with resolution of symptoms after 6 months.
A Calcifilaxia, também conhecida como arteriolopatia urêmica calcificante, é uma complicação freqüentemente observada nos pacientes com hiperparatireoidismo secundário à insuficiência renal crônica, ocorrendo principalmente em mulheres. Caracteriza-se por necrose isquêmica cutânea, de instalação aguda e progressiva, secundária à calcificação de vasos sanguíneos de pequeno ou de médio calibre. Trata-se de uma afecção rara e grave, cuja patogênese é obscura, e o melhor tratamento é a prevenção, especialmente visando manter os níveis adequados de cálcio e de fósforo. Descrevese um caso desta moléstia em paciente portadora de hiperparatireoidismo secundário à insuficiência renal crônica, submetida a tratamento clínico, desbridamento cirúrgico e enxertos autólogos de pele total, com resolução completa do quadro após 6 meses.
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Female , Humans , Middle Aged , Calciphylaxis/etiology , Hyperparathyroidism, Secondary/complications , Kidney Failure, Chronic/complications , Calciphylaxis/diagnosis , Calciphylaxis/therapy , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
Calcifilaxia es una afección poco frecuente y grave que afecta casi exclusivamente a pacientes con enfermedad renal terminal y se caracteriza por presentar necrosis cutáneas que evoluciona e4n un alto porcentaje a la muerte por sepsis. En todos los casos se observa estrechamiento y oclusión de arterias y arteriolas con calcificación intramural, con ó sin fibrosis de la intima y formación de trombos en venúlas y arteriolas de pequeño y mediano calibre. Su etiología es incierta y las terapeúticas instituidas hasta el momento insatisfactorias