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Calciphylaxis and bone scintigraphy: case report with histological confirmation and review of the literature ANNALS OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE Han, M. M., Pang, J., Shinkai, K., Franc, B., Hawkins, R., Aparici, C. M. 2007; 21 (4): 235–38

Abstract

We present a patient with a history of end-stage renal disease, who developed skin lesions in the bilateral calves a month after the initiation of hemodialysis. The lesions were biopsied, and the histological findings were consistent with a diagnosis of calciphylaxis. The patient had a baseline pretreatment bone scan that showed extensive systemic disease. The patient died 20 days after the imaging study. A review of the literature on bone scans and calciphylaxis is presented.

View details for DOI 10.1007/s12149-007-0013-3

View details for Web of Science ID 000248096500007

View details for PubMedID 17581723