Silicon-Related Syndrome in Dialysis Patients (original) (raw)

Nephron, 1997

Abstract

Two dialysis patients with markedly elevated plasma silicon (Si) levels (3,849 and 2,350 μg/l, respectively) and a presumed Si-related syndrome are described in this report. One patient presented with transient hypercalcemia in the face of low PTH, vitamin D and plasma Al levels. Both patients had painful, nodular skin eruptions and aberrant hair growth, characterized as perforating folliculitis on skin

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