The Nephron journals/Nephron journals · 2008 · 160 citations · 0 references
MedicineDermatologyNephrologyDermatopathologyDialysisHemodialysisChronic Kidney DiseaseMucocutaneous DisordersPigmentary DisordersPruritic Skin DiseaseRenal DiseaseSkin InfectionsCutaneous AnatomyDermatopathologic Lesion DescriptionRenal-dermatologic SyndromesSkin Pigmentation DisordersXerosis-associated PruritusXerosis-related Pruritus
94 uremic patients, 68 on regular hemodialysis treatment (RHT) and 26 on chronic ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD), were followed for up to 20 months in search of dermatological manifestations. 79% of RHT and 76% of CAPD patients had some kind of cutaneous lesion. The most characteristic features of cutaneous involvement in RHT and CAPD patients were: cutaneous xerosis, pruritus, infectious manifestations and disorders of pigmentation. In 4 RHT patients, precancerous and cancerous manifestations were also observed.