Anarchic Deposits: The Intersection of Calciphylaxis and Hemochromatosis, A Case Report

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Authors

  • Angela Daher PGY4, Department of Internal Medicine, Hotel Dieu de France Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon
  • Fady G. Haddad Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Hotel Dieu de France Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17140/IMOJ-1-105

Abstract

Calciphylaxis is a rare disease occurring in usually obese women around the age of 40 years subject to hemodialysis. It can be prevented by controlling drug intake and biological markers. However, when installed it is irreversible and lethal. We report the case of a very young woman victim of non-observation with very deleterious consequence of calciphylaxis

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2017-04-03

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Angela Daher, & Fady G. Haddad. (2017). Anarchic Deposits: The Intersection of Calciphylaxis and Hemochromatosis, A Case Report. Internal Medicine, 1(1), 20–24. https://doi.org/10.17140/IMOJ-1-105

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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2017): Volume 1 Issue 1 2017

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