Ten-year experience with nephrogenic systemic fibrosis: case-control analysis of risk factors.

Objectives: To analyze all cases of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) at our institution and to compare them with controls.

Methods: After the institutional review board approval, 13 biopsy-proven NSF cases were identified. Ten cases had complete records and were compared in a case-control format with 10 age- and sex-matched, dialysis-dependent controls.