Penile Calciphylaxis in a Patient with End-stage Renal Disease: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Overview

Journal Open Med (Wars)

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2018 May 15

PMID 29756051

Citations 12

Authors

Ti-Yuan Yang

Tao-Yeuan Wang

Marcelo Chen

Fang-Ju Sun

Allen W Chiu

Yu-Hsin Chen

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Abstract

Penile calciphylaxis is a rare cause of penile gangrene that presents in patients with end-stage renal disease. The rates of comorbidity and mortality of penile calciphylaxis are extremely high. Unlike other penile gangrene, such as Fournier's gangrene, the benefit of aggressive surgical therapy is controversial. Here we present a case of penile calciphylaxis in a 43-year-old man with end-stage renal disease on hemodialysis. He received total penectomy but died due to multisystem complications 2 weeks after surgery. We review the literature on the management options and outcomes in patients with penile calciphylaxis.

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