title: Innocuous-looking skin scab over an arteriovenous fistula: Case report and literature review.
abstract: Little is written on the management of an innocuous-looking skin scab over an autogenous arteriovenous fistula (AVF) used for haemodialysis. The seriousness of the underlying pathology can be under-estimated, and this may lead to early loss of the AVF, and major-life-threatening haemorrhage. We describe the management of a 78-year-old patient presenting with an innocuous-looking scab over an AVF and review the pertinent literature on this subject.
authors.affiliation: Badri Shrestha, Simon Boyes, Peter Brown, Sheffield Kidney Institute, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Sheffield S5 7AU, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Badri
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Shrestha
authors.affiliation: Badri Shrestha, Simon Boyes, Peter Brown, Sheffield Kidney Institute, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Sheffield S5 7AU, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Boyes
authors.affiliation: Badri Shrestha, Simon Boyes, Peter Brown, Sheffield Kidney Institute, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Sheffield S5 7AU, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brown
keywords: Arteriovenous fistula; Bleeding; Duplex scan; Scab; Treatment