Cutaneous changes in chronic kidney disease patients on maintenance hemodialysis visiting at tertiary care hospital, Karachi
@article{Sonija2016CutaneousCI, title={Cutaneous changes in chronic kidney disease patients on maintenance hemodialysis visiting at tertiary care hospital, Karachi}, author={Muhammad Ishaque Sonija and Pooran Mal and Dileep Kumar and Abdul Mannan Junejo}, journal={Journal of Pakistan Association of Dermatology}, year={2016}, volume={24}, pages={156-159} }
Objective To determine the frequency of cutaneous changes in patients with chronic kidney disease on maintenance hemodialysis. Methods A cross-sectional study conducted at Department of Nephrology, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi from 1 st August 2009 to 31 st January 2010. A total of 100 patients with chronic kidney disease on maintenance hemodialysis were included. After taking demographic data, cutaneous changes were noted. Mean and standard deviation were computed for…
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