Joyce Xia, Alice J Tan, Bianca Biglione, Bethany Cucka, Lauren Ko, Emily Nguyen, Charbel C Khoury, Malcolm Robinson, Sagar U Nigwekar, Daniela Kroshinsky
Nephrogenic calciphylaxis is associated with multiple risk factors including long term dialysis dependence, hyperphosphatemia, hypercalcemia, parathyroid hormone derangements, vitamin K deficiency, obesity, diabetes mellitus, warfarin use, and female sex. Bariatric surgery is known to cause altered absorption, leading to mineral and hormonal abnormalities in addition to nutritional deficiency. Prior case reports on calciphylaxis development following bariatric surgery have been published, though are limited in number...
July 24, 2023: American Journal of Nephrology