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Uremic frost
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Prolonged periods of severe uremia, as in cases of chronic renal failure, may result in the skin taking on a grey discoloration or even forming frank urea crystals (“uremic frost”) on the skin. [1]
References
References
- ↑ Butler JD, Gahl WA, Tietze F (1985). “Cystine depletion by WR-1065 in cystinotic cells. Mechanism of action”. Biochem. Pharmacol. 34 (12): 2179–85. PMID 2988568. Unknown parameter
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