Dermatological Manifestations of Kidney Disease

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Nunley, Julia R. (Editor), Lerma, Edgar V. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Dermatology.; Nephrology.; Surgical transplantation.; Medicine & Public Health.; Transplant Surgery.

Nearly all patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have at least one significant dermatologic manifestation. This all-inclusive reference covers the wide array of cutaneous manifestations attributable to CKD, kidney transplantation and the pharmacological aspects of the disease process. Each chap...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Genodermatoses
• 2. Metabolic disorders
• 3. Hepatitis viruses
• 4. HIV
• 5. Rheumatologic Conditions
• 6. Xerosis
• 7. Pruritus in Chronic Kidney Disease
• 8. Dyschromias in Renal Disease
• 9. Calcinosis cutis
• 10. Calciphylaxis
• 11. Acquired Perforating Disorders
• 12. Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis
• 13. Blistering Disorders (Porphyria Cutanea Tarda and Pseudoporphyria)
• 14. Nail diseases among renal patients
• 15. Alopecias
• 16. Uremic frost
• 17. Infections in the Renal Transplant Patient
• 18. Cutaneous Malignancies
• 19. Miscellaneous drug related
• 20. Drug Dosing in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease and Dermatological Diseases.