A very painful ulcer with a jagged edge due to normal-renal calciphylaxis
Keywords: Calcific uraemic arteriolopathy, Crusting, Fissuring, Inflammatory disorder, Intense scaling, Leg, Normal-renal calciphylaxis, Retiform purpura, Systemic disorder, Ulceration, Uraemic xerosis, Vascular occlusive syndrome, Vascular reticulate eruption, Well-demarcated ulcer
Calciphylaxis is a condition characterised by necrosis (cellular death) of the skin and fatty tissue. It is seen mainly in patients with end-stage kidney disease. It is also sometimes called calcific uraemic arteriolopathy or calcific vasculopathy.
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Source: Dr Ian Coulson
