Obese, Older, Caucasian Women on Dialysis Most at Risk for Rare, Deadly Condition

By Toni Baker | Medical College of Georgia on Jun 4, 2014   Health  

AUGUSTA, Ga. – Obese, Caucasian females over age 50 with diabetes and on dialysis because their kidneys have failed are among those at highest risk for the rare and deadly condition calciphylaxis, according to an analysis of the United States Renal Data System. Calciphylaxis occurs when calcium and phosphorus bind to form a biological cement that […]