Extraosseous calcification in kidney disease

Korey Bartolomeo; Xin Yee Tan; Richard Fatica

doi:10.3949/ccjm.89a.21073

Extraosseous calcification in kidney disease

Cleve Clin J Med. 2022 Feb 1;89(2):81-90. doi: 10.3949/ccjm.89a.21073.

Authors

Korey Bartolomeo¹, Xin Yee Tan², Richard Fatica³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Kidney Medicine, Glickman Urological & Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH krbartolomeo@gmail.com.
² Department of Kidney Medicine, Glickman Urological & Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
³ Vice-chair, Department of Kidney Medicine, Glickman Urological & Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic; Clinical Assistant Professor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.

PMID: 35105696
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.89a.21073

Abstract

A consequence of chronic and end-stage kidney disease is a higher risk of calcium deposition in sites other than the bones. The authors of this review outline current understanding of the pathogenesis, presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of this group of disorders.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Calcinosis* / diagnosis
Calcinosis* / etiology
Calcium
Humans
Kidney Failure, Chronic* / complications
Kidney Failure, Chronic* / pathology
Kidney Failure, Chronic* / therapy

Substances

Calcium