TITLE:
A case of calciphylaxis and acute myeloid leukemia: A previously unreported association
AUTHORS:
Joshua D. Rosenberg, Pamela Boswell, William Miller
KEYWORDS:
Calciphylaxis; Acute Myeloid Leukemia; Respiratory Failure; Hypotension
JOURNAL NAME:
Case Reports in Clinical Medicine,
Vol.2 No.3,
June
5,
2013
ABSTRACT: Calciphylaxis is a condition of
induced hypersensitivity in which tissues
respond to challenge agents with local calcification. This article reports
the first known case of diffuse calciphylaxis associated with acute myeloid
leukemia resulting in death from hypoxic
respiratory failure and refractory hypotension.