Mitsuru Miyoshi, Yoshifumi Ubara, Tetsuo Tagami, Naoki Sawa, Daisuke Son, Jyunichi Hoshino, Hideyuki Katori, Fumi Takemoto, Shigeko Hara, Akiko Kishi, Noriko Motoi, Kenmei Takaichi
A 69-year-old Japanese man developed pruritus 3 years after beginning hemodialysis. Although eczema was not apparent at first, erythematous patches and plaques developed gradually on the affected skin. Secondary hyperparathyroidism was considered to be a main cause of this patient's pruritus, but skin lesions worsened even after parathyroidectomy had markedly decreased parathyroid hormone concentrations. Two months later, he developed an antibiotic-refractory fever of unknown origin and cervical, axillary, and inguinal lymphadenopathy...
June 2006: Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis