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Rhabdomyolysis as the presenting manifestation of calciphylaxis

David P. Randall DO

Department of Neurology, Northwestern University, Evanston Northwestern Hospital, Evanston, Illinois, USA

Morris A. Fisher MD

Department of Neurology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois, USA, and Hines VA Medical Center, Hines, Illinois, USA

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Chinnamma Thomas MD,

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Chinnamma Thomas MD

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Department of Pathology, Loyola University Medical Center, 2160 S. First Avenue, Maywood, Illinois 60153, USA

Department of Pathology, Loyola University Medical Center, 2160 S. First Avenue, Maywood, Illinois 60153, USASearch for more papers by this author

David P. Randall DO,

David P. Randall DO

Department of Neurology, Northwestern University, Evanston Northwestern Hospital, Evanston, Illinois, USA

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Morris A. Fisher MD,

Morris A. Fisher MD

Department of Neurology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois, USA, and Hines VA Medical Center, Hines, Illinois, USA

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Chinnamma Thomas MD,

Corresponding Author

Chinnamma Thomas MD

[email protected]

Department of Pathology, Loyola University Medical Center, 2160 S. First Avenue, Maywood, Illinois 60153, USA

Department of Pathology, Loyola University Medical Center, 2160 S. First Avenue, Maywood, Illinois 60153, USASearch for more papers by this author

First published: 18 January 2000

https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1097-4598(200002)23:2<289::AID-MUS24>3.0.CO;2-H

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Abstract

A 43-year-old woman was admitted with progressive leg pains and weakness and was found to have rhabdomyolysis. Prior to this admission the patient had hypercalcemia, but this returned to normal following treatment with calcitonin. During the hospitalization, she developed the syndrome of calciphylaxis consisting of necrotic skin and muscle associated with vascular calcification. This is the first case report of rhabdomyolysis caused by calciphylaxis in a patient without chronic renal failure. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Muscle Nerve 23: 289–293, 2000

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