Abstract:Patient: Female, 82-year-old
Final Diagnosis: Diffuse liver calcification
Symptoms: Shock
Medication:—
Clinical Procedure: —
Specialty: Nephrology
Objective:
Rare coexistence of disease or pathology
Background:
Calcification in arteries is sometimes observed in patients undergoing hemodialysis; however, ectopic calcification in other organs is uncommon. In particular, diffuse liver calcification is … Show more
“…Its exact mechanism remains unclear, with postulations of relation to repeated hypoperfusion. 1 Hepatic calcifications have been associated with chronic renal failure ( Fig. 1 , Fig.…”
“…Its exact mechanism remains unclear, with postulations of relation to repeated hypoperfusion. 1 Hepatic calcifications have been associated with chronic renal failure ( Fig. 1 , Fig.…”
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