American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 46, Issue 4 , Pages 754-759 , October 2005

Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathy/Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis: Report of a New Case With Literature Review

  • Sumanth R. Daram, MD
    • ,
  • Cherise M. Cortese, MD
    • ,
  • Bahar Bastani, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Bahar Bastani, MD, Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, 3635 Vista Ave, FDT-9N, St Louis, MO 63110

Received 10 May 2005 ,Accepted 28 June 2005.

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 Originally published online as doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2005.06.024 on September 7, 2005.The authors have no commercial or proprietary interest in any drug, device, or equipment that may have been mentioned in the following article.

PII: S0272-6386(05)01046-2

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2005.06.024

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 46, Issue 4 , Pages 754-759 , October 2005

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