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Dermatopathology
New Study Suggests Cause of Debilitating Skin Condition
October 8th, 2007
New findings from researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and colleagues suggest why some people with kidney failure can develop a rare tightening and swelling of the skin and other organs, including the lungs and heart. Reporting in the October issue of the American Journal of Dermatopathology, the authors suggest a possible explanation for why some patients on kidney dialysis who are injected with a “contrast agent” during a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) develop nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF). The U.S. Food and Drug Administration now requires a warning about the potential risk on the products’ labels. NSF leads to...
Source: Biotech Business Week (2007-10-08)
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