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UREMIC CALCIPHYLAXIS UNDER THE CALCIMIMETIC CINACALCET

Ramos, Leonor; Coutinho, I.; Linhares, L.; Brites, M. M.; Cardoso, José Carlos; Tellechea, Óscar; Gonçalo, Margarida

Uremic calciphylaxis is a rare but serious complication of dialysis patients. Its pathogenesis is not completely understood, although many risk factors have been identified, such as hyperparathyroidism. Cinacalcet (a calcimimetic agent) is used to keep calcium, phosphorus and PTH within the normal range. A 72-year old female patient, under hemodialysis for 15 years with hyperphosphatemia, normocalcemia and hype...


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