Fatal calciphylaxis in two patients with giant cell arteritis

K Brouns; E Verbeken; H Degreef; H Bobbaers; D Blockmans

doi:10.1007/s10067-006-0366-3

Fatal calciphylaxis in two patients with giant cell arteritis

Clin Rheumatol. 2007 May;26(5):836-40. doi: 10.1007/s10067-006-0366-3. Epub 2006 Jul 27.

Authors

K Brouns¹, E Verbeken, H Degreef, H Bobbaers, D Blockmans

Affiliation

¹ Department of General Internal Medicine, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Dienst Algemene Inwendige Geneeskunde, UZ Gasthuisberg, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.

PMID: 16871353
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-006-0366-3

Abstract

Two elderly female patients with fatal calciphylaxis, despite nearly normal renal functions, occurring during treatment for giant cell arteritis, are described. The possible mechanisms for this association are discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Calciphylaxis / etiology*
Fatal Outcome
Female
Giant Cell Arteritis / complications*
Humans