[Calciphylaxis treated by cinacalcet: a medical alternative to parathyroidectomy]

Rev Med Interne. 2009 Feb;30(2):186-9. doi: 10.1016/j.revmed.2008.04.017. Epub 2008 Jun 25.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Calciphylaxis is a rare necrotizing calcifying arteriolopathy, with a poor prognosis, for which there is currently no effective treatment. One of the major challenges of the therapy is normalizing the calcium-phosphate balance. Therefore, cinacalcet, which inhibit the production of parathormone by negative feedback, was considered a treatment option to control the evolution of calciphylaxis in a dialysed patient suffering from cholangiocarcinoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anticoagulants / adverse effects
  • Calciphylaxis / chemically induced
  • Calciphylaxis / drug therapy*
  • Cinacalcet
  • Female
  • Heparin / adverse effects
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Naphthalenes / therapeutic use*
  • Necrosis
  • Skin / pathology

Substances

  • Anticoagulants
  • Naphthalenes
  • Heparin
  • Cinacalcet