Westermann L, Isbell LK, Breitenfeldt MK, Arnold F, Röthele E, Schneider J, Widmeier E. Recuperation of severe tumoral calcinosis in a dialysis patient: A case report. World J Clin Cases 2019; 7(23): 4004-4010 [PMID: 31832402 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i23.4004]
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Eugen Widmeier, MD, Senior Research Fellow, Staff Physician, Department of Medicine IV, Medical Center University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Strasse 55, Freiburg 79106, Germany. eugen.widmeier@uniklinik-freiburg.de
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Urology & Nephrology
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Case Report
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World J Clin Cases. Dec 6, 2019; 7(23): 4004-4010 Published online Dec 6, 2019. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i23.4004
Recuperation of severe tumoral calcinosis in a dialysis patient: A case report
Lukas Westermann, Lisa K Isbell, Marie K Breitenfeldt, Frederic Arnold, Elvira Röthele, Johanna Schneider, Eugen Widmeier
Lukas Westermann, Frederic Arnold, Elvira Röthele, Johanna Schneider, Eugen Widmeier, Department of Medicine IV, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg 79106, Germany
Lisa K Isbell, Department of Medicine I, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg 79106, Germany
Marie K Breitenfeldt, Dialysis Center Freiburg, Freiburg 79100, Germany
Author contributions: Westermann L, Isbell LK, Breitenfeldt MK, Arnold F, Röthele E, Schneider J and Widmeier E were involved in the patient’s medical care; Westermann L, Breitenfeldt MK and Widmeier E gathered detailed clinical information and analyzed data; Widmeier E and Westermann L wrote the paper; Widmeier E conceived of and directed the project; The manuscript was critically reviewed by all authors.
Informed consent statement: Informed consent was given in writing by the patient featured in this publication.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
CARE Checklist (2016) statement: The authors have read the CARE Checklist (2016), and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the CARE Checklist (2016).
Open-Access: This article is an open-access article which was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Corresponding author: Eugen Widmeier, MD, Senior Research Fellow, Staff Physician, Department of Medicine IV, Medical Center University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Strasse 55, Freiburg 79106, Germany. eugen.widmeier@uniklinik-freiburg.de
Received: August 20, 2019 Peer-review started: August 20, 2019 First decision: September 23, 2019 Revised: October 6, 2019 Accepted: October 15, 2019 Article in press: October 15, 2019 Published online: December 6, 2019 Processing time: 107 Days and 23.9 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Tumoral calcinosis, a very rare disease entity, occurred in the described patient with end-stage renal disease due to disturbed calcium phosphate metabolism and insufficient quality of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. Complete remission was achieved by modification of the medical treatment and by switching to hemodialysis, which improved the dialysis quality. In general, to recuperate severe tumoral calcinosis, the treatment must be selected based on an understanding of the clinical background and the quality of the renal replacement therapy regime. In conclusion, this case report will significantly contribute to the reader’s understanding of tumoral calcinosis pathogenesis and treatment in patients with end-stage renal disease.
