Persistent cutaneous manifestations of hyperoxaluria after combined hepatorenal transplantation

A 30-year-old woman with primary hyperoxaluria type I (PHI) developed livedo reticularis with overlying ulcerations on her legs 16 months after receiving a liver-kidney transplant. A skin biopsy of the lesion showed deposits of calcium oxalate. To our knowledge, there have been no reported cases of...

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Published in:	Dermatology online journal Vol. 10; no. 1; p. 10
Main Authors:	Rubenstein, Melissa C, Martinelli, Paul T, Bayer-Garner, Ilene B, Klebuc, Michael J, Curry, Jonathan L, Hsu, Sylvia
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 2004
Subjects:	Adult Calcium Oxalate - analysis Debridement Disease Progression Fatal Outcome Female Heart Diseases - etiology Humans Hyperoxaluria, Primary - complications Hyperoxaluria, Primary - surgery Kidney Transplantation Leg Ulcer - etiology Leg Ulcer - surgery Liver Transplantation Nephrocalcinosis - etiology Nephrocalcinosis - surgery Plasmapheresis Postoperative Complications - etiology Raynaud Disease - etiology Recurrence Skin - chemistry Skin Diseases, Vascular - etiology Skin Transplantation Transplantation, Autologous Transplantation, Heterologous
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Summary:	A 30-year-old woman with primary hyperoxaluria type I (PHI) developed livedo reticularis with overlying ulcerations on her legs 16 months after receiving a liver-kidney transplant. A skin biopsy of the lesion showed deposits of calcium oxalate. To our knowledge, there have been no reported cases of livedo reticularis in patients with PH1 after a combined liver-kidney transplant.
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ISSN:	1087-2108 1087-2108
DOI:	10.5070/D38ZB4T22W