Abdominal wall calcification in a peritoneal dialysis patient

Trop Doct. 2024 Apr;54(2):147-148. doi: 10.1177/00494755231218773. Epub 2023 Dec 13.

Abstract

Abdominal wall calcification in a peritoneal dialysis patient has not previously been reported. We describe a 40-year-old lady, a type 2 diabetic and hypertensive for the past 14 years, who did not have any history, clinical features or laboratory results suggesting autoimmune disease, and had not suffered from tuberculosis in the past, but who had been diagnosed with chronic kidney disease in 2016. She had initiated peritoneal dialysis in December 2018.

Keywords: Abdominal wall calcification; chronic kidney disease; parathyroid adenoma; parathyroid scintigraphy; peritoneal dialysis; tertiary hyperparathyroidism.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Wall*
  • Adult
  • Calcinosis* / diagnosis
  • Calcinosis* / etiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hyperparathyroidism, Secondary* / diagnosis
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic* / complications
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic* / therapy
  • Peritoneal Dialysis* / adverse effects