Nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy: two pediatric cases.
We report two pediatric cases of nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy (NFD), first described in 2000. NFD is a condition in which individuals with renal dysfunction have development of extensive skin hardening and histopathologic evidence of a scleromyxedema-like condition.
Jan
Farhana
F
Department of Dermatology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Segal
Jennifer M
JM
Dyer
Jonathan
J
LeBoit
Philip
P
Siegfried
Elaine
E
Frieden
Ilona J
IJ
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003872:Dermatitis / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005355:Fibrosis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000379:methods; D051437:Renal Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000150:complications*