Grover's disease in a patient undergoing peritoneal dialysis with resolution after renal transplant.
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Sir, Cutaneous manifestations are frequently found in patients with chronic renal failure. They can be classified as specific disorders (e.g. perforating disorders, metastatic calcification, bullous dermatosis) or non-specific disorders (e.g. skin colour changes, pruritus, elastosis, equimosis, xerosis, uraemic frost, half and half nails). We report here an unusual association between an acantholytic disorder and renal failure.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Acta dermato-venereologica
دوره 87 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007