2013
Pediatric nephrogenic systemic fibrosis is rarely reported: a RADAR report
Nardone B, Saddleton E, Laumann AE, Edwards BJ, Raisch DW, McKoy JM, Belknap SM, Bull C, Haryani A, Cowper SE, Abu-Alfa AK, Miller FH, Godinez-Puig V, Dharnidharka VR, West DP. Pediatric nephrogenic systemic fibrosis is rarely reported: a RADAR report. Pediatric Radiology 2013, 44: 173-180. PMID: 24057195, PMCID: PMC3946726, DOI: 10.1007/s00247-013-2795-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNephrogenic systemic fibrosisSystemic fibrosisGadolinium-based contrast agentsDrug Administration Adverse Event Reporting SystemAdverse Event Reporting SystemEvent Reporting SystemRenal functionPediatric casesResearch RegistryContrast agentsFibrosisDuplicate reportingU.S. FoodSystematic searchReported numberRegistryChildrenReporting systemFAERSExposureReportAgentsMethodsWeCases
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
Renal 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
2008
NSF: WHAT WE KNOW AND WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW: Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis: Early Recognition and Treatment
Knopp EA, Cowper SE. NSF: WHAT WE KNOW AND WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW: Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis: Early Recognition and Treatment. Seminars In Dialysis 2008, 21: 123-128. PMID: 18226008, DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-139x.2007.00399.x.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsNephrogenic systemic fibrosisGadolinium-containing contrast agentsEarly recognitionSystemic fibrosisAcute kidney diseaseSignificant risk factorsInvolved extremityRenal dysfunctionRenal insufficiencyExtracorporeal photopheresisRenal functionMedical therapyMuscle weaknessKidney diseaseRisk factorsDistressing diseaseEarly treatmentPhysical therapyEffective treatmentEarly symptomsEarly signsPatientsBeneficial effectsFibrosisTherapy