Subcutis calcinosis caused by injection of calcium-containing heparin in a chronic kidney injury patient

Subcutis calcinosis, characterized by abnormal calcium deposits in the skin, is a rare complication of using calcium-containing heparin occurring in patients with advanced renal failure. We report the case of an 83-year-old female, a known case of chronic kidney disease (CKD) for four years with rec...

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Main Authors: Lilia Ben Fatma, Zohra El Ati, Haifa Azzouz, Lamia Rais, Madiha Krid, Wided Smaoui, Hédi Ben Maiz, Soumaya Béji, Karim Zouaghi, Moncef Zitouna, Fatma Ben Moussa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
Online Access:http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2014;volume=25;issue=5;spage=1068;epage=1071;aulast=Fatma