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Introduction: Patients with end-stage renal disease usually undergo hemodialysis as a way of renal function replacement therapy which comes with a wide array of systemic and cutaneous complications. The aim of this study was to evaluate the most frequent dermatological manifestations including xerosis, pruritis and other nail, hair and oral conditions, as these are a very important aspect to be considered while managing the patients psychological and physical needs to improve their outcomes and quality of life.
Methods: This retrospective cross-sectional study was performed by selecting 77 patients on hemodialysis based on a certain criteria and data was then collected on a sheet using patients database on Hakeem National E-Health Program, in addition to information from interviews with patients during their hemodialysis sessions after taking an oral informed consent and insuring patients' privacy.
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The Genetics Institute and Genomics Center, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, and School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel (H.B.F.).
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Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Hyogo Medical University, Nishinomiya, Japan.
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Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, King Saud University and King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis (CMC) is a primary immunodeficiency condition caused by a genetic abnormality that increases the risk of recurrent and persistent skin, nail, and mucous membrane infections with Candida species, typically . Signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 (STAT1) gene mutation is a genetic trigger that causes CMC, which increases the risk of infections, multisystem disorders, and cancer susceptibility. We describe the first case of a Saudi female patient with clinical features of CMC with an underlying (STAT1) gene mutation.
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Department of Pulmonology, Pius-Hospital Carl Von Ossietzky University, Oldenburg, Germany.
Background: Yellow nail syndrome is characterized by a yellow discoloration of the nails, respiratory symptoms, and lymphedema. It was first described in 1964 and has an estimated prevalence of less than 1:1.000.
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