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Visceral and testicular calcifications as part of the phenotype in pseudoxanthoma elasticum: ultrasound findings in Belgian patients and healthy carriers.
The British journal of radiology - 1 Mar 2006
Vanakker O M, Voet D, Petrovic M, van Robaeys F, Leroy B P, Coucke P, de Paepe A
Abstract excerpt
Occasionally calcifications in abdominal organs, breasts and testicles have been reported in pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE) patients. In the present study, an ultrasound evaluation was performed of the abdomen and--in male patients--of the testicles in 17 PXE patients and 17 heterozygous carriers. Blood samples were taken to evaluate calcium load, liver and kidney function. Calcifications in liver, kidneys and...
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