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Case Reports
. 2014 Aug 6;3(3):118-21.
doi: 10.5527/wjn.v3.i3.118.

Innocuous-looking skin scab over an arteriovenous fistula: Case report and literature review

Badri Shrestha  1 , Simon Boyes  1 , Peter Brown  1
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Case Reports

Innocuous-looking skin scab over an arteriovenous fistula: Case report and literature review

Badri Shrestha et al. World J Nephrol. .

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Arteriovenous fistula; Bleeding; Duplex scan; Scab; Treatment.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
A 3 mm size scab over the arteriovenous fistula (black arrow).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Colour Doppler scan showing a 2.7 cm long thrombus (white arrow) partially occluding the lumen of the arteriovenous fistula.
Figure 3
Figure 3
A 2.5 cm long defect on the anterior wall of the vein (white arrow).
Figure 4
Figure 4
Thrombus removed from the defect in the vessel wall.
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