What is Calciphylaxis ?
CALCIPHYAXIS Calciphyaxis is a rare , painful and deadly disease that is most likely to be seen in people with moderate to severe kidney problems . When causes calcium deposits form in your blodd vessels and block blood flow to areas of your skin . This can lead to open wounds that are prone to dangerous infections . Calciphyaxis disease causes calcium deposits to form in your blood vessels and block blood flow, leading to areas where skin and tissues just underneath break down and die . Calciphyaxis is a rare but serious disease, believed to affect 1-4 % of all dialysis patients . Calciphyaxis is one type of extraskeletal calcification . Extreskeletal calcifications are obsered in some people with high levels of calcium in the blood , including people with milk - alkali syndrome , sarcoidosis , primary hyperparathyroidism , and hypervitaminosis D . CALCIPHYAXIS PICTURES : HOW TO TREAT CALCIPHYLAXIS ? The trea...