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Published on: July 19, 2018
[Reactive Perforating Collagenosis in Hemodialysis Patients]
Francesco Iacono1, Angelo Ferrantelli1, Onofrio Schillaci1
1ARNAS Civico Palermo, U.O.C. di Nefrologia e Dialisi abilitata ai trapianti.
Abstract:
Chronic Kidney Disease associated Pruritus (CKD-aP) in hemodialysis affects approximately 38% of our patients. It is not associated with any dermatological lesion other than the common scratching lesions, a consequence of the symptom itself. The causes associated with itching have been studied in various treatments. However, there is a relatively rare condition that involves 10% of hemodialysis patients, known as reactive perforating collagenosis. This is a pathological condition secondary to chronic hemodialysis therapy, where widespread itching develops, associated with a peculiar reactive dermatosis with perforation of the dermis and development of dermal-epidermal continuity solutions with extrusion of matrix components dermal. In this work we report our experience with a diagnosed case of this condition.
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