2018
Detection of Borrelia in Ixodes scapularis ticks by silver stain, immunohistochemical and direct immunofluorescent methods
Galan A, Kupernik P, Cowper SE. Detection of Borrelia in Ixodes scapularis ticks by silver stain, immunohistochemical and direct immunofluorescent methods. Journal Of Cutaneous Pathology 2018, 45: 473-477. PMID: 29569269, DOI: 10.1111/cup.13143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDirect immunofluorescent methodLyme diseaseImmunofluorescent methodSilver stainScapularis ticksPercentage of positivityRate of infectionCommon tick-borne diseasesIdentification of spirochetesDetection of BorreliaIxodes scapularis ticksClinical presentationRoutine biopsyClinical managementSkin biopsiesI. scapularis ticksConnecticut Agricultural Experiment StationTick-borne diseasesTick attachmentTimely identificationBiopsyDiseaseBorreliaSpirochetesStain
2015
Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis
LaChance A, Abu-Alfa A, Cowper S. Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis. 2015, 119-136. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-2395-3_12.ChaptersNephrogenic systemic fibrosisMagnetic resonance angiographySystemic fibrosisNon-renal patientsOff-label useDiverse medical specialtiesMedication toxicityRenal diseasePathological featuresRenal populationRare conditionUnsuspected conditionsLong-term effectsNew toxicitiesGadolinium retentionResonance angiographyDisease causesTreatment climateNovel diseaseMedical specialtiesFibrosisDiseasePhysiciansPharmaceutical companiesToxicity
2012
Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis: concepts and perspectives
de Souza Machado Igreja A, de Carvalho Mesquita K, Cowper SE, Costa IM. Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis: concepts and perspectives. Anais Brasileiros De Dermatologia 2012, 87: 597-607. PMID: 22892775, DOI: 10.1590/s0365-05962012000400013.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsNephrogenic systemic fibrosisGadolinium-based contrast agentsSystemic fibrosisNephrogenic systemic fibrosis casesCareful clinicopathological correlationEffective preventive methodsMagnetic resonance imagingContrast agentsRenal impairmentRenal functionClinicopathological correlationSkin changesProgressive conditionFibrosis casesVisceral organsKidney disordersResonance imagingPreventive methodsPatientsFibrosisDiseaseExposureAgentsRemissionNephrologists
2010
Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis
Braverman IM, Cowper S. Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis. F1000 Medicine Reports 2010, 2: 84. PMID: 21283650, PMCID: PMC3026615, DOI: 10.3410/m2-84.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsRenal transplantation for nephrogenic systemic fibrosis: a case report and review of the literature
Cuffy MC, Singh M, Formica R, Simmons E, Abu Alfa AK, Carlson K, Girardi M, Cowper SE, Kulkarni S. Renal transplantation for nephrogenic systemic fibrosis: a case report and review of the literature. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 2010, 26: 1099-1101. PMID: 21079195, DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfq693.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsNephrogenic systemic fibrosisRenal transplantationSystemic fibrosisSymptoms of NSFEarly renal transplantationUnderwent renal transplantationRare fibrosing disorderStandard therapy existsRenal functionFibrosing disorderRenal diseaseCase reportTherapy existsPatient's lesionTherapeutic modalitiesTransplantationPatientsLesionsFibrosisPhotopheresisPlasmapheresisImatinibSymptomsCareful considerationDisease
2007
Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis: a case series suggesting gadolinium as a possible aetiological factor
Moreno‐Romero J, Segura S, Mascaró JM, Cowper SE, Julià M, Poch E, Botey A, Herrero C. Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis: a case series suggesting gadolinium as a possible aetiological factor. British Journal Of Dermatology 2007, 157: 783-787. PMID: 17627792, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2007.08067.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNephrogenic systemic fibrosisDevelopment of NSFRenal insufficiency patientsOnset of symptomsNephrogenic fibrosing dermopathyPossible aetiological factorsMagnetic resonance angiographyRenal diseaseCase seriesAetiological factorsSystemic fibrosisResonance angiographyFibrotic conditionsPatientsParamagnetic contrast agentHistory of useDiseaseContrast agentsAngiographyFibrosisDermopathyEtiologyGadoliniumSymptomsNephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis: A Review and Exploration of the Role of Gadolinium
Cowper SE. Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis: A Review and Exploration of the Role of Gadolinium. Advances In Dermatology 2007, 23: 131-154. PMID: 18159899, DOI: 10.1016/j.yadr.2007.07.002.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
2006
Editorials: Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis: An Emerging Threat Among Renal Patients
DeHoratius DM, Cowper SE. Editorials: Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis: An Emerging Threat Among Renal Patients. Seminars In Dialysis 2006, 19: 191-194. PMID: 16689966, DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-139x.2006.00152.x.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsNephrogenic systemic fibrosisSystemic fibrosisCases of NSFNephrogenic fibrosing dermopathyScleroderma-like diseaseRenal insufficiencyRenal patientsNSF patientsNephrology professionalsPatientsNephrology literatureSoft tissueTissue remodelingWound repairFibrosisSkinSpecific cellsComorbiditiesDermopathyInsufficiencySymptomsDisease
2000
Scleromyxoedema-like cutaneous diseases in renal-dialysis patients
Cowper S, Robin H, Steinberg S, Su L, Gupta S, LeBoit P. Scleromyxoedema-like cutaneous diseases in renal-dialysis patients. The Lancet 2000, 356: 1000-1001. PMID: 11041404, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(00)02694-5.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters