Rapidly Progressive Nonuremic Calciphylaxis in the Setting of Warfarin

A 63-year-old African American woman presented with multiple painful, violaceous nodules on her lower extremities for the preceding 3 weeks. Her past medical history was notable for mechanical aortic valve replacement 7 years prior, asthma, type 2 diabetes mellitus, congestive heart failure, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and obesity. Her home medications included warfarin, longstanding low-dose prednisone for severe asthma, calcium, atorvastatin, glipizide, metformin, insulin, ipratropium-albuterol, montelukast, omalizumab, losartan, metoprolol, torsemide, and omeprazole.
Source: The American Journal of Medicine - Category: Journals (General) Authors: Tags: Images in dermatology Source Type: research