2011
Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis: Clinicopathological definition and workup recommendations
Girardi M, Kay J, Elston DM, LeBoit PE, Abu-Alfa A, Cowper SE. Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis: Clinicopathological definition and workup recommendations. Journal Of The American Academy Of Dermatology 2011, 65: 1095-1106.e7. PMID: 21724294, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2010.08.041.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsDiagnosis of NSFNephrogenic systemic fibrosisClinicopathological definitionNSF diagnosisWorkup recommendationsPrior clinical experienceClinicopathological presentationRenal diseaseHistopathological featuresRisk factorsStudy populationPrecise causationSystemic fibrosisClinical experienceAccurate diagnosisClinical expertiseDiagnostic standardHistopathological atlasDiagnosisGold standardMedical investigationsCompelling associationPhysiciansIndisputable linkContrast agents
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
2009
MRI in the era of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis: Review, controversies and suggestions for risk reduction
Kuo P, Abu-Alfa A, Bucala R, Griffith J, Carlson K, Girardi M, Weinreb J, Cowper S. MRI in the era of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis: Review, controversies and suggestions for risk reduction. Applied Radiology 2009, 22-33. DOI: 10.37549/ar1683.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsNephrogenic systemic fibrosis
2008
Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis: A Dermatologist’s Perspective
Girardi M. Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis: A Dermatologist’s Perspective. Journal Of The American College Of Radiology 2008, 5: 40-44. PMID: 18180008, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2007.08.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNephrogenic systemic fibrosisSystemic fibrosisDermatologist's perspectiveCutaneous manifestationsExtracorporeal photopheresisSevere contracturesSkin findingsCutaneous lesionsSubcutaneous indurationDiagnostic confirmationDifferential diagnosisSuch lesionsFibrosisLesionsPhotopheresisPatientsContracturePapulesPathogenesisIndurationPlaquesDiagnosis