Warfarin-induced calciphylaxis in patients with normal renal function
- 19 June 2016
- journal article
- Published by Hindawi Limited in Journal of Clinical Pharmacy & Therapeutics
- Vol. 41 (4), 449-452
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpt.12411
Abstract
Calciphylaxis is a rare and potentially life-threatening cause of skin necrosis and is poorly recognized by clinicians in non-uraemic patients. We report five cases of warfarin-induced calciphylaxis in patients with normal renal function. In four cases, sodium thiosulphate was successfully used as a treatment. No other predisposing factors besides obesity and warfarin were found in these patients. Previously only few cases of solely warfarin-induced calciphylaxis have been described. Treatment with sodium thiosulphate has shown promising results, and there is thus a need to improve the recognition of calciphylaxis.Keywords
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