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Clinicopathological features and treatment of uremic calciphylaxis: a case series

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  1. Barts and the London NHS Trust, The Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel road, London, E1, UK

    David Veitch, Nilukshi Wijesuriya, Jane M. McGregor, Hamish Dobbie & Catherine Harwood

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Veitch, D., Wijesuriya, N., McGregor, J.M. et al. Clinicopathological features and treatment of uremic calciphylaxis: a case series. Eur J Dermatol 24, 113–115 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1684/ejd.2013.2231

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