Disease or Syndrome
calciphylaxis
Subclass of:
Calcinosis
Definitions related to calciphylaxis:
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A rare syndrome characterized by vascular calcification and skin necrosis. It seen in patients with end stage renal disease.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A syndrome of vascular calcification and thrombosis with cutaneous necrosis that is usually associated with severe chronic kidney disease.NICHD Pediatric TerminologyU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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An Orphanet summary for this disease is currently under development. However, other data related to the disease are accessible from the Additional Information menu located on the right side of this page.OrphaNetINSERM, 2021
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Condition of induced systemic hypersensitivity in which tissues respond to appropriate challenging agents with a sudden local calcification.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Calciphylaxis is a poorly understood and highly morbid syndrome of vascular calcification and skin necrosis. Bryant and White first reported it in association with uremia in 1898.WebMD, 2019
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Calciphylaxis (kal-sih-fuh-LAK-sis) is a serious, uncommon disease in which calcium accumulates in small blood vessels of the fat and skin tissues.Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
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Calciphylaxis is a disease in which blood vessels (veins and arteries) become blocked by a build-up of calcium in the walls of the vessels, preventing blood from flowing to the skin or internal organs. The lack of blood flow (ischemia) damages healthy tissue and causes it to die (necrosis). The most obvious and frequent symptom of...National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
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