61 citations
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October 2010 in “Postgraduate Medical Journal” This study found that dermatological issues, such as xerosis and pigmentation, are common in chronic kidney disease patients and increase with the severity and duration of the disease, indicating that dialysis often exacerbates these conditions.
20 citations
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November 1968 in “The Lancet” This study found that during dialysis, lower plasma-potassium levels were associated with hyperglycemia, suggesting potassium correction is vital when using glucose-rich dialysate.
July 2024 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Spontaneous keloids may be linked to nephrogenic systemic fibrosis in dialysis patients.
24 citations
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July 1979 in “Archives of Dermatology” This article discusses the potential for hypervitaminosis A in patients with chronic renal disease undergoing dialysis, highlighting the risks associated with low-dose vitamin A supplementation, and reports no new clinical results.
7 citations
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July 1979 in “Archives of Dermatology” This article discusses the case of a patient on long-term renal dialysis with high serum vitamin A levels likely due to inadequate removal during dialysis, highlighting the need to reassess vitamin A supplementation in such patients.
September 2025 in “Cureus” In this case report, a male patient with hair loss showed unusually high testosterone levels without other symptoms or supplement use; follow-up testing revealed normal levels, showcasing the importance of considering testosterone-protein binding differences and using equilibrium dialysis for accurate assessment.
21 citations
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January 1997 in “Nephron” In this study, two dialysis patients with high plasma silicon levels exhibited symptoms like painful skin eruptions and unusual hair growth, suggesting silicon may influence calcium metabolism similarly to aluminum.
1 citations
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October 2020 in “Journal of the American Society of Nephrology” This case report describes proguanil-related hematologic toxicity in a patient on peritoneal dialysis, suggesting that this malaria prophylaxis should be avoided in chronic kidney disease due to proguanil accumulation.
1 citations
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April 2011 in “Clinical Kidney Journal” This case report describes a 70-year-old kidney transplant recipient who developed a keratoacanthoma near an arteriovenous fistula after returning to hemodialysis and stopping immunosuppression.
January 2004 in “Indian Journal of Nephrology”
This research indicates that topical minoxidil seems to be the safest option for treating hair loss in dialysis patients, but caution is advised with oral treatments like low-dose minoxidil due to potential systemic side effects.
May 2026 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” This study found that topical minoxidil is potentially the safest hair loss treatment for dialysis patients, while caution is advised for oral treatments like low-dose minoxidil due to possible systemic side effects.
157 citations
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September 2012 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” In this retrospective cohort study, researchers reported that 11.5% of patients with DRESS developed significant long-term autoimmune or renal sequelae, with age influencing the type of sequelae observed.
95 citations
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December 1980 in “The New England Journal of Medicine” Minoxidil helped bald patient regrow hair.
60 citations
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February 2003 in “Postgraduate Medical Journal” In this report, it was noted that severe paresthesia, ophthalmoplegia, cerebellar and extrapyramidal signs, and alopecia can strongly indicate thallium poisoning, and haemodialysis may be beneficial even in the third week after poisoning.
19 citations
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June 2015 in “Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas” This review discusses various skin conditions linked with chronic kidney disease and highlights effective treatments but does not provide new clinical results.
3 citations
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February 2010 in “Clinical kidney journal” This case report highlights a severe kidney injury linked to the combined use of ciclosporin and simvastatin in a patient treated for alopecia universalis.
1 citations
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July 2014 in “Nepal journal of dermatology, venereology & leprology” This study observed that chronic kidney disease patients undergoing hemodialysis frequently experience dermatologic manifestations, with xerosis and white nail being the most common skin and nail changes noted in 74% and 56% of patients, respectively.
September 2015 in “Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas” This review covers skin manifestations in chronic kidney disease, highlighting their impact on quality of life, associated prognostic indicators, and available treatments, but provides no new clinical results.
77 citations
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June 2006 in “Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism” This review discusses the importance of androgen production and metabolism in hyperandrogenism, the use of specific serum markers for diagnosis, and the need for improved assays for clinical testing, but reports no new results.
22 citations
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December 2016 in “Journal of Pakistan Association of Dermatologists” This review discusses dermatologic changes in chronic renal failure patients undergoing hemodialysis and reports no new clinical results.
7 citations
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June 2022 in “Frontiers in Medicine” This review discusses the potential of adipose-derived stem cell extracellular vesicles (ADSC-EVs) in skin regeneration, highlighting mechanisms like inflammation and angiogenesis, but reports no new clinical results; challenges and future prospects are also considered.
17 citations
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August 2020 in “Stem Cell Research & Therapy” In this study, SIRT1-modified human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells reduced peritoneal fibrosis in a rodent model, suggesting potential as a treatment strategy for peritoneal dialysis-induced damage.
July 2022 in “American Journal of Kidney Diseases” This narrative describes a dialogue between a nephrologist and a patient about skin darkening during dialysis, highlighting cultural sensitivity and the importance of addressing cosmetic concerns in medical care.
June 2016 in “American Journal of Cardiology” This review discusses the preliminary results of using rotational thrombectomy for acute dialysis-access graft occlusion in the upper extremity, reporting no new clinical outcomes.
March 2018 in “Journal of Pre-Clinical and Clinical Research” Skin problems are common in kidney disease, with dry skin and itching in patients not on dialysis or on hemodialysis, and infections most common in transplant recipients.
August 2008 in “European Neuropsychopharmacology” This study identified significant correlations between self-esteem, psychiatric symptoms, and health-related quality of life in peritoneal dialysis patients.
In this study, pruritus was the most frequent skin disorder observed in hemodialyzed patients, particularly among those undergoing long-term dialysis.
4 citations
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March 2006 in “Journal of renal nutrition” This study found that hemodialysis patients taking water-soluble vitamins had a 16% lower mortality risk compared to those not taking any, but the specific supplementation needed remains unclear.
This article discusses various potential causes of hair loss in women undergoing renal replacement therapy and emphasizes the importance of thorough patient evaluation, but it reports no new research findings.