Calcific uremic arteriolopathy in a transplanted kidney.

Am J Med Sci

Section of Nephrology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8029, USA.

Published: February 2005

Calcific uremic arteriolopathy is a severe and life-threatening condition that develops in patients with kidney disease. Most commonly, it presents with skin rash and painful subcutaneous nodules. However, other organs may be involved. We report a case of a young man who developed renal failure in the transplanted kidney. Renal biopsy demonstrated myointimal calcification in the renal arteries consistent with this diagnosis.

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