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encyclopedia of Rare Disease Annotation for Precision Medicine




Disease calciphylaxis
Comorbidity C0020502|hyperparathyroidism
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PubMedID- 25949415 calciphylaxis associated with hyperparathyroidism, which is not uncommon in the dialysis population, has also been reported in some renal transplant recipients [1,2].
PubMedID- 23046088 Conclusions: this case shows an unusual presentation of calciphylaxis, in a patient with primary hyperparathyroidism, in the absence of end stage renal failure.
PubMedID- 21324820 When medical therapy has failed in the setting of secondary/tertiary hyperparathyroidism with calciphylaxis, parathyroidectomy is the preferred treatment.
PubMedID- 20692603 In the second described case, calciphylaxis was associated with secondary hyperparathyroidism and immediate subtotal parathyroidectomy was performed.
PubMedID- 24247072 Conclusion: this novel combined approach, a multi-modal treatment of calciphylaxis with persistent hyperparathyroidism, using iv sodium thiosulfate, cinacalcet and sevelamer seems to improve the outcome of this devastating disease.

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