Abstract
Calcifylaxis calcifying uremic arteriolopathy is a rare disease that occurs in patients with chronic kidney disease and is characterized by progressive calcification of small-caliber skin vessels and thrombosis of small (arterioles), accompanied by necrosis of the skin, subcutaneous tissue and soft tissues with severe pain syndrome. The article describes a patient with a long-term, severe course of diabetes mellitus, the development of diabetic nephropathy with an outcome in terminal renal failure, which required renal replacement therapy with peritoneal dialysis and kidney transplantation. In the posttransplantation period, the patient registered the occurrence of calcifylaxis, which is a rare complication.
The lack of treatment protocols for calcifylaxis in patients with chronic kidney disease requires further research. It is important to constantly monitor patients with risk factors for the development of this serious disease and timely treatment, which will improve their condition and slow down the progression of the process.