Chronic Kidney Disease Entertained from Lindsay's Nails: A Case Report and Literature Review

Overview

Journal Clin Case Rep

Date 2021 Jul 14

PMID 34257982

Citations 2

Authors

Saud Mohammed Raja

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Abstract

The presence of Lindsay's nails in a patient with a risk factor for chronic kidney disease could be a valuable clue to an underlying long-standing renal impairment, particularly when serum creatinine level is not at hand.

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Chronic kidney disease entertained from Lindsay's nails: A case report and literature review.

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Raja S . Chronic kidney disease entertained from Lindsay's nails: A case report and literature review. Clin Case Rep. 2021; 9(7):e04426. PMC: 8259918. DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.4426. View