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Targeting calciphylaxis: the emergence of vitamin K as a potential treatment.

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Key takeaways

This review looks at a rare and painful skin condition called calciphylaxis. It mostly hits people with advanced kidney disease who are on dialysis. The article explains how vitamin K might help stop blood vessels from hardening. It is a summary of existing science, not a new test with fresh results.

Who did this work

Fusaro M · Sinha S · Bellasi A · Ketteler M · Alfieri C · de Borst MH · Hansen D · Ferraro PM · Díaz-Tocados JM · Haarhaus M · Kanbay M · Gallieni M

Source

Paper · PubMed, Nutritional supplements and CKD · 2026 Sep 1
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42877409/