Abstract

Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD), also known as chronic renal failure (CRF), is a progressive loss of renal function over a period of months or years. Chronic kidney disease is divided into 5 stages of increasing severity. Each stage is a progression through an abnormally decreasing and deteriorating glomerular filtration rate (GFR), which is usually determined indirectly by the serum creatinine level. Nonspecific skin manifestations are found in over half of all end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. Among the most common of these are pigmentary change, nail changes, and xerosis/ichthyosis. Specific changes associated with the etiology of renal failure are also common, including changes associated with diabetes, connective tissue disorders, and genetic disorders such as Fabry disease Aim and Objectives: The study will try to find out incidence of dermatological changes in patients of Chronic Kidney Disease(CKD). Materials and Methods: The is a prospective, observational study conducted on patients with chronic kidney disease, both hospitalized patients and those visiting outpatient department (OPD) of ICARE Institute of Medical Sciences & Research & Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy Hospital, Haldia. Patient having stable renal function were selected in the case study, that means patient with CKD stage 3 onwards but without any AKI component were the study population. Those having rapid change in renal parameters, i.e, AKI on CKD were not selected.

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