A number of clinical conditions and biochemical states may predispose a patient to calciphylaxis.
Biochemical states:
(1) elevated serum calcium
(2) elevated serum phosphate
(3) hyperparathyroidism (with elevated serum parathyroid hormone)
Conditions associated with calciphylaxis:
(1) end-stage renal disease
(2) cirrhosis
(3) Crohn's disease
(4) HIV infection
(5) malignant lymphoma
(6) organ transplant recipients
Conditions that may be precipitate calciphylaxis:
(1) immunosuppression, including systemic corticosteroids
(2) local trauma
(3) blood transfusion
(4) intravenous calcitriol (1,25-dihydroxy vitamin D3)
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Specialty: Surgery, orthopedic
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