Little is written on the management of an innocuouslooking skin scab over an autogenous arteriovenous fistula(AVF)used for haemodialysis.The seriousness of the underlying pathology can be under-estimated,and this may ...Little is written on the management of an innocuouslooking 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 majorlife-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.展开更多
文摘Little is written on the management of an innocuouslooking 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 majorlife-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.
