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American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2016, 4(3), 87-90
DOI: 10.12691/ajmcr-4-3-4
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A Case of Necrotic and Ulcerative Skin Lesions

Godefroy Chery1, , Andrea Sitlinger MD1 and Joanna Kipnes MD1

1Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC

Pub. Date: March 26, 2016
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Godefroy Chery, Andrea Sitlinger MD and Joanna Kipnes MD. A Case of Necrotic and Ulcerative Skin Lesions. American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2016; 4(3):87-90. doi: 10.12691/ajmcr-4-3-4

Abstract

A 69 year old Caucasian female smoker with an unremarkable past medical history presenting with diffusing necrotic and ulcerative skin lesions of unknown etiology. After an extensive workup, the diagnosis of calciphylaxis sine calcifications was made following results from laboratory and biopsy results.

Keywords:
calciphylaxis sine calcifications necrotic ischemic

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