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Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathy/Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis - Download article and take CE posttest
Karen Hamilton-Persaud
Loretta D. Ezell
Joyce G. Macklin
Nephrogenic
fibrosing dermopathy is a relatively new skin disorder affecting
only individuals with renal failure. This disease resembles
scleromyxedema with thickening and hardening of the skin of the
extremities, but it is distinctly different. Nephrogenic fibrosing
dermopathy has no consistently effective treatment and its cause is
unknown; however, there are several documented theories as to the
factors that may contribute to its development. We present a
brief overview of the literature and four patients with the disorder
who share similarities in disease onset.
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| Karen Hamilton-Persaud, BSN, RN, is
Nurse Manager, Dialysis Program, Duke University Health System, Durham,
NC. She is a member of ANNA’s Cardinal Chapter. For more information on
this article, contact the author at hamil045@mc.duke.edu.
Loretta D. Ezell, BSN, RN, CNN, is
Clinical Operations Director, Dialysis Program, Duke University Health
System, Durham, NC. She was the 2006-2007 President of ANNA’s Cardinal
Chapter.
Joyce G. Macklin, RN, CNN, is Charge Nurse, Duke University Health System, Durham, NC. She is a member of ANNA’s Cardinal Chapter.
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