TY - JOUR T1 - Calciphylaxis of the breast: a rare metabolic complication of kidney disease JF - BMJ Case Reports DO - 10.1136/bcr-2016-216665 VL - 2016 SP - bcr2016216665 AU - Abhilash Koratala AU - Abutaleb A Ejaz AU - Rajesh Mohandas Y1 - 2016/08/09 UR - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2016/bcr-2016-216665.abstract N2 - Calcific uraemic arteriolopathy (CUA) or calciphylaxis affects 1–4% of the population with end stage renal disease (ESRD) and associated with high mortality. Most lesions (90%) occur on the lower extremities1 followed by the lower abdomen. We report a severe case of CUA in an uncommon location—the breasts.A 54-year-old Caucasian woman with end stage kidney disease secondary to diabetic nephropathy, on maintenance haemodialysis for a year, was admitted with painful, open wound of the right breast. The initial lesion was … ER -