A Case of Early Calciphylaxis Diagnosed by Bone Scan. (17th March 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Di, Jia; Liu, Yuqiu; Wang, Dongyan; Yang, Min
• Other Names: Slipman Curtis W. Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Case reports in medicine. Volume 2020(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-03-17
• Subjects: Medicine -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Periodicals; Medicine; Case Reports; Periodicals; 610
• DOI: 10.1155/2020/9526836
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1687-9627

Abstract

Abstract : Calcium uremic aortic disease (calciphylaxis) has long been considered as a rare, life-threatening small vessel disease. The diagnosis of calciphylaxis depends mainly on clinical symptoms and high risk factors, and skin biopsy can be used to confirm the diagnosis. However, noninvasive testing methods are still the focus of exploration currently. There is increasing evidence that bone scintigraphy is helpful in the diagnosis of calciphylaxis, especially for assessing the involvement of muscles and internal organs. Here, we describe a pathology-proven case of calciphylaxis case and the corresponding imaging findings on Tc-99 m MDP bone scan imaging.