Calciphylaxis epidemiology, risk factors, treatment and survival among French chronic kidney disease patients: a case-control study.

Background: Calcific Uremic Arteriolopathy (CUA) is a rare disease, causing painful skin ulcers in patients with end stage renal disease. Recommendations for CUA management and treatment are lacking.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study on CUA cases identified in western France, in order to describe its management and outcome in average clinical practices.