Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis developed after recovery from acute renal failure: Gadolinium as a possible aetiological factor

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 339-340

  Lu, C F ^a   Hsiao, C H ^b   Tjiu, J W ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; GADODIAMIDE; MUCIN;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; BUTTOCK; CASE REPORT; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; EDEMA; ERYTHEMA; FOREARM; HAND; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; HYDROURETER; LEG SWELLING; LETTER; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; METASTASIS; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; NEPHROGENIC SYSTEMIC FIBROSIS; NEPHROSTOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; THIGH;

ADULT; CONTRAST MEDIA; GADOLINIUM; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEPHROGENIC FIBROSING DERMOPATHY;

EID: 60049088263     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2008.02877.x     Document Type: Letter

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