Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis: A Pathologic Study of Autopsy Cases
| العنوان: | Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis: A Pathologic Study of Autopsy Cases |
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| المؤلفون: | Aashiyana F, Koreishi, Rosalynn M, Nazarian, Adam J, Saenz, Veronica E, Klepeis, Anna G, McDonald, Alton Brad, Farris, Robert B, Colvin, Lyn M, Duncan, Rajni V, Mandal, Jonathan, Kay |
| المصدر: | Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. 133:1943-1948 |
| بيانات النشر: | Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, 2009. |
| سنة النشر: | 2009 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Adult, Male, Pneumonia, General Medicine, Middle Aged, Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathy, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Medical Laboratory Technology, Fatal Outcome, Risk Factors, Cause of Death, Thromboembolism, Humans, Female, Autopsy, Aged |
| الوصف: | Context.—Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) is a rare but serious disorder initially described as a purely dermatologic process. Isolated autopsy reports have described multiorgan involvement by this disease. Objective.—To further illustrate the varied and systemic involvement of NSF by describing the autopsy experience at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Design.—We describe the findings in a series of 4 autopsy cases of patients diagnosed with NSF. This report describes the history of renal dysfunction, exposure to gadolinium-containing contrast agents, specific laboratory parameters, and the extent of systemic involvement identified by postmortem examination. Results.—Causes of death included systemic thromboembolic disease (n = 3) and pneumonia (n = 1). Laboratory parameters and type, dose, or timing of gadolinium-containing contrast-agent exposure did not correlate with clinical findings and outcomes. All patients demonstrated cutaneous manifestations of the disease and nephrocalcinosis, with some exhibiting calcification and fibrosis of the dura, thyroid, and heart including the cardiac conduction system, on postmortem examination. Soft tissue calcification was associated with concurrent hyperparathyroidism or high serum parathyroid hormone levels. Conclusions.—Thromboembolic disease can be a significant clinical complication of NSF. Patients with NSF may also develop characteristic histologic features of fibrosis and calcification in multiple organs, with significant morbidity and mortality. This autopsy series highlights the variability of systemic manifestations of NSF. |
| تدمد: | 1543-2165 0003-9985 |
| الوصول الحر: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::656aaf80c2b9f78756c5346dea42463dTest https://doi.org/10.5858/133.12.1943Test |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....656aaf80c2b9f78756c5346dea42463d |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 15432165 00039985 |
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