Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis: fibrotic plaques and contracture following exposure to gadolinium-based contrast media

BMJ Case Rep. 2016 Apr 12:2016:bcr2016214927. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2016-214927.

Authors

Alice He¹, Shawn G Kwatra¹, John G Zampella¹, Manisha J Loss¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Contracture / etiology*
Contrast Media / adverse effects*
Elbow Joint / drug effects
Elbow Joint / pathology
Fibrosis
Gadolinium / adverse effects*
Gadolinium / metabolism
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / adverse effects*
Male
Middle Aged
Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathy / etiology*
Renal Insufficiency / complications*
Skin / drug effects
Skin / pathology

Substances

Contrast Media
Gadolinium