CALCIFIC CEREBRAL EMBOLISM IN SYSTEMIC CALCIPHYLAXIS

Calciphylaxis represents a rare complication of end-stage renal diseas e with hyperparathyroidism. We report the case of a 26-year-old woman with systemic calciphylaxis secondary to chronic renal failure who dev eloped mitral annular calcification and a right middle cerebral artery stroke. The high-density lesion seen on CT scan of the brain probably represents a calcified cerebral embolus originating from the mitral v alve.