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J. Gary Abuelo, MD; Stuart T. Schwartz, MD; Antonio J. Reginato, MD

Arch Intern Med. 1992;152(7):1517-1520.

Abstract
A 27-year-old woman undergoing long-term hemodialysis developed cutaneous calcifications on her fingers. A skin biopsy specimen showed that the deposits were calcium oxalate. To our knowledge, only one previous article has reported pathologic and crystallographic studies on calcifications of the skin resulting from dialysis oxalosis. We speculate that vitamin C supplements, liberal tea consumption, an increased serum ionized calcium concentration, and the long duration of hemodialysis contributed to the production of these deposits.

(Arch Intern Med. 1992;152:1517-1520)

Author Affiliations
From the Divisions of Renal Diseases (Dr Abuelo) and Rheumatology (Dr Schwartz), Department of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, Brown University, Providence; and Cooper Hospital/ University Medical Center, Rutgers School of Medicine and Dentistry, Camden, NJ (Dr Reginato).

Footnotes
Accepted for publication November 16, 1991.

Reprint requests to Division of Renal Diseases, Rhode Island Hospital, 593 Eddy St, Providence, RI 02902 (Dr Abuelo).

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