Abstract

ABSTRACT

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common medical problem with a multitude of aetiologies. Prompt diagnosis and management is key in the prevention of complications. Cutaneous signs can often give diagnostic clues of underlying systemic diseases causing AKI. This review summarizes cutaneous findings of diseases causing AKI in adults. Knowledge of such cutaneous signs could lead to earlier diagnosis of underlying kidney disease and facilitate management strategies in a timely manner. Acute interstitial nephritis, polyarteritis nodosa, Kawasaki's disease, granulomatosis with polyangiitis (previously Wegener's granulomatosis), microscopic polyangiitis, eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (previously Churg–Strauss syndrome), Henoch–Schönlein purpura, cryoglobulinaemia, Sjögren's syndrome, systemic sclerosis, nephrogenic systemic fibrosis, dermatomyositis, systemic lupus erythematosus, amyloidosis and cholesterol embolization syndrome were highlighted as diseases causing AKI with cutaneous manifestations.

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Title
Cutaneous manifestations of acute kidney injury
Author
Esson, Gavin A 1 ; Hussain, Amaani B 2 ; Meggitt, Simon J 3 ; Reynolds, Nick J 2 ; Sayer, John A 2 

 Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh , Edinburgh , UK 
 Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University , Central Parkway, Newcastle upon Tyne , UK 
 Department of Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust , Newcastle upon Tyne , UK 
Pages
855-864
Publication year
2022
Publication date
May 2022
Publisher
Oxford University Press
ISSN
20488505
e-ISSN
20488513
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3169586762
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the ERA. This work is published under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.