GENARAL SKIN LESIONS IN HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS

We investigated common skin lesions in 55 patients undergoing hemodialysis. There were various lesions such as dry skin (90.9%), pruritus (74.5%), pigmentation (89.1%), nail deformity (74. 5%), alopecia (63.6%), folliculitis (25.5%), and the development of verruca (29.1%) and purpura (25. 5%).Electric measurement revealed a marked decrease in skin surface hydration and transepidermal water loss (TWL) in hemodialysis patients compared with healthy volunteers.Furthermore, structural abnormalities of the skin surface occured in the patients with dry skin. These skin abnormalities were frequently observed in hemodialysis patients, and further studies are necessary to relieve hemodialysis patients of the skin troubles.