[Nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy]

J Dtsch Dermatol Ges. 2003 Jun;1(6):464-7. doi: 10.1046/j.1610-0387.2003.03709.x.
[Article in German]

Abstract

Nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy (NFD) is a scleromyxoedema-like disease favoring the extremities and trunk. Histologically there is a cellular fibrosis throughout the entire dermis. NFD is associated with renal insufficiency and dialysis, although the pathogenesis has not been elucidated. A 71-year-old woman developed classical symptoms of NFD on both legs within a few weeks after initiation of hemodialysis and concomitant antibiotic treatment followed by presumed drug eruption.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / complications
  • Leg Dermatoses / diagnosis*
  • Leg Dermatoses / etiology
  • Leg Dermatoses / pathology
  • Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathy / diagnosis*
  • Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathy / etiology
  • Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathy / pathology
  • Renal Dialysis
  • Risk Factors
  • Skin / pathology