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Therapeutic evaluation of calciphylaxis by transcutaneous oxygen tension measurement in a case treated with a combined regimen including sodium thiosulphate Volume 32, issue 6, November-December 2022

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Department of Dermatology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon, Ehime 791-0295, Japan

Calciphylaxis is a rare cryptogenic disease characterized by ischaemic skin ulcers due to hypodermal necrosis as a result of calcification of the whole artery wall, mainly on the small blood vessels. Here, we report a case of calciphylaxis treated with sodium thiosulphate (STS), low-density lipoprotein-apheresis, cinacalcet, and lanthanum carbonate. Transcutaneous oxygen tension (TcPO2) measurement was useful for evaluating the effects of therapy in this calciphylaxis patient.A 62-year-old Japanese [...]