Open AccessInnocuous-looking skin scab over an arteriovenous fistula: Case report and literature review
Author(s) -
Badri Man Shrestha,
Simon Boyes,
Peter W. Brown
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
world journal of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2220-6124
DOI - 10.5527/wjn.v3.i3.118
Subject(s) - medicine , arteriovenous fistula , seriousness , surgery , intensive care medicine , dermatology , political science , law
Little is written on the management of an innocuous-looking skin scab over an autogenous arteriovenous fistula (AVF) used for haemodialysis. The seriousness of the underlying pathology can be under-estimated, and this may lead to early loss of the AVF, and major-life-threatening haemorrhage. We describe the management of a 78-year-old patient presenting with an innocuous-looking scab over an AVF and review the pertinent literature on this subject.