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Blood lead level is a positive predictor of uremic pruritus in patients undergoing hemodialysis

Although uremic pruritus (UP) is a common and annoying symptom for end-stage renal disease patients on hemodialysis (HD) and peritoneal dialysis, its pathogenesis is poorly understood. However, systemic inflammation is one of the possible pathogenesis of UP, and blood lead level (BLL) has been noted...

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Autores principales: Weng, Cheng-Hao, Hsu, Ching-Wei, Hu, Ching-Chih, Yen, Tzung-Hai, Chan, Ming-Jen, Huang, Wen-Hung
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5476754/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28652758
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/TCRM.S135470