Nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy: two pediatric cases.

Jan, Farhana; Segal, Jennifer M; Dyer, Jonathan; LeBoit, Philip; Siegfried, Elaine; Frieden, Ilona J · J Pediatr · 2003

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We report two pediatric cases of nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy (NFD), first described in 2000. NFD is a condition in which individuals with renal dysfunction have development of extensive skin hardening and histopathologic evidence of a scleromyxedema-like condition.

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