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
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