Zay Yar Aung, Kumar Sheetanshu, Shan‐Xian Lee, C. Chen
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We report a case of calciphylaxis of the fingers in a 75-year-old woman with end-stage renal disease. She was on haemodialysis and had diabetes mellitus, hypertension, ischaemic heart disease, and hypothyroidism. She presented with progressive blackish discoloration of the fingertips of both hands. Calciphylaxis is caused by arterial calcification with consequent tissue necrosis and gangrene. It commonly occurs in patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing haemodialysis. Treatment involves modifying risk factors, wound care, cinacalcet, and sodium thiosulfate in addition to haemodialysis.
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