Biometrological evaluation of the stratum corneum texture in patients under maintenance hemodialysis.
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Xerosis and hydration of the stratum corneum were evaluated in 60 hemodialyzed patients. Xerosis and a low capacitance of the stratum corneum were evidenced in more than 80% of the patients. Pruritus was present in two third of the subjects. We failed to disclose any significant relationship between severity of these three parameters.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Nephron
دوره 64 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1993