Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis in Denmark--a nationwide investigation. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 BACKGROUND: Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis is a debilitating and painful disorder with an increased stimulation of the connective tissue in the skin and systemic tissues.
Tina R Elmholdt +7 more
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Photopheresis Provides Significant Long-Lasting Benefit in Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis [PDF]
Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine, 2017 Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF), previously known as nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy, is a rare complication of exposure to gadolinium-based contrast agents in patients who have significantly decreased renal function. Manifestations include fibrosis
Ranran Zhang, William Nicholas Rose
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Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease after the Use of Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agents: A Review for the Cardiovascular Imager [PDF]
Diagnostics, 2022 Gadolinium-enhanced cardiac magnetic resonance has revolutionized cardiac imaging in the last two decades and has emerged as an essential and powerful tool for the characterization and treatment guidance of a wide range of cardiovascular diseases ...
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Evidence Suggesting a Role of Iron in a Mouse Model of Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis is associated with gadolinium contrast exposure in patients with reduced kidney function and carries high morbidity and mortality.
Chhanda Bose +6 more
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Erythema nodosum masking nephrogenic systemic fibrosis as initial skin manifestation [PDF]
BMC Nephrology, 2017 Background Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) is a complication of the gadolinium-based contrast agent used in imaging studies. It is typically characterised by hard, erythematous and indurated skin plaques with surrounding subcutaneous oedema. Distinct
Kar Wah Fuah +1 more
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The Clinical Manifestations and Efficacy of Different Treatments Used for Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis: A Systematic Review [PDF]
International Journal of Nephrology and Renovascular Disease, 2023 Shaheer Farooqi,1 Afshan Mumtaz,2 Aabiya Arif,1 Mehwish Butt,3 Una Kanor,4 Samuel Memoh,5 Mohammad Aadil Qamar,1 Abubakr Yosufi6 1Department of Medicine, Ziauddin University, Karachi, Pakistan; 2Department of Medicine and Allied, Karachi Medical and ...
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Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis Risk and Liver Disease [PDF]
International Journal of Nephrology, 2014 Objective. Evaluate the incidence of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) in patients with liver disease in the peritransplant period. Materials and Methods. This IRB approved study retrospectively reviewed patients requiring transplantation for cirrhosis,
Robert F. Hanna +6 more
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Sodium thiosulfate for treatment of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis with metastatic pulmonary calcification in a patient undergoing peritoneal dialysis: a case report [PDF]
BMC NephrologyNephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) is a rare systemic disease characterized by widespread, progressive fibrosis of the skin and connective tissue. We report a rare case of NSF and metastatic pulmonary calcification coexisting in a patient undergoing ...
Qiqi Yan +6 more
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Development and Validation of Algorithms for Systemic Sclerosis Identification in Electronic Health Record Data. [PDF]
ACR Open RheumatolObjective The aim of this study was to develop and validate International Classification of Diseases (ICD) code–based algorithms for identifying systemic sclerosis (SSc) cases within electronic health record (EHR) data and to evaluate algorithm performance. Methods We identified patients with at least one ICD, Ninth Revision (ICD‐9)/ICD‐10 code for SSc
Ozen G, O'Rorke M, Romitti P, Domsic R.
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[Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis]. [PDF]
Giornale italiano di nefrologia : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di nefrologia, 2008 Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) is a new, rare, and severe disease occurring in patients with renal failure who have been exposed to gadolinium. The pathogenesis of NSF is not completely known. In fact, the first warning about a significant relationship between NSF and gadolinium (a contrast medium used in magnetic resonance imaging) was only ...
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