Cutaneous vascular calcifications in patients with chronic kidney disease and calcific uremic arteriolopathy : a cross-sectional study

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INTRODUCTION: Calcific uremic arteriolopathy is a life-threatening cutaneous condition in patients with chronic kidney disease. Often, clinical diagnosis is accompanied by histopathologic evaluations demonstrating vascular calcium deposits. We aimed to investigate the presence of cutaneous calcifications in non-lesional tissue in patients with chronic kidney disease, and the relation to systemic vascular calcification.

METHODS: We investigated the presence of cutaneous vascular calcifications in non-lesional skin biopsies from patients with current or previous calcific uremic arteriolopathy and patients with different stages of chronic kidney disease without calcific uremic arteriolopathy, and explored their association with vascular calcification in other vascular beds. Systemic vascular calcification was examined by mammography and lumbar X-ray.

RESULTS: Thirty-nine adults were enrolled (current or previous calcific uremic arteriolopathy, n = 9; end-stage chronic kidney disease, n = 12; chronic kidney disease stage 3b-4, n = 12; healthy controls, n = 6). All calcific uremic arteriolopathy patients had end-stage kidney disease. Cutaneous vascular calcifications were not present in any of the non-lesional skin punch biopsies. Breast arterial calcification was demonstrated in patients with calcific uremic arteriolopathy (75%) and chronic kidney disease (end-stage 67% and stage 3b-4 25%, respectively), but in none of the controls. All chronic kidney disease patients had systemic calcification on lumbar X-ray (median score 21, 22, and 15 in patients with calcific uremic arteriolopathy, end-stage kidney disease and chronic kidney disease stage 3b-4). The serum calcification propensity was significantly different between groups.

DISCUSSION: Despite a high burden of systemic vascular calcification, cutaneous calcium deposits in non-lesional tissue could not be demonstrated histopathologically in patients with chronic kidney disease (with or without current or previous calcific uremic arteriolopathy). Further studies to determine whether these findings are representative or attributed to other factors are warranted.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:36

Enthalten in:

Journal of nephrology - 36(2023), 7 vom: 01. Sept., Seite 1991-1999

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Røndbjerg, Anne Kristine [VerfasserIn]
Gyldenløve, Mette [VerfasserIn]
Krustrup, Dorrit [VerfasserIn]
Rix, Marianne [VerfasserIn]
Vejborg, Ilse [VerfasserIn]
Lonn, Lars [VerfasserIn]
Jørgensen, Niklas Rye [VerfasserIn]
Pasch, Andreas [VerfasserIn]
Skov, Lone [VerfasserIn]
Hansen, Ditte [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Calcific uremic arteriolopathy
Calcification propensity
Calcifications
Calcium
Chronic kidney disease
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
SY7Q814VUP

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Date Completed 05.10.2023

Date Revised 20.12.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s40620-023-01707-8

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM359672833