Diseases

Calciphylaxis

Condition of induced systemic hypersensitivity in which tissues respond to appropriate challenging agents with a sudden local calcification.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Condition of induced systemic hypersensitivity in which tissues respond to appropriate challenging agents with a sudden local calcification.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Calciphylaxes
  • Idiopathic Calciphylaxis
  • Calciphylaxis, Idiopathic
  • Calcific Uraemic Arteriolopathy
  • Arteriolopathy, Calcific Uraemic
  • Calcific Uraemic Arteriolopathies
  • Uraemic Arteriolopathy, Calcific

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

91(84)63; was see under CALCINOSIS 1984-90

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Tree Number

  1. C18.452w.174w.130w.186w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Calciphylaxis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002115. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002115
  2. Calciphylaxis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calciphylaxis
  3. Calciphylaxis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1026326