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Dermatologists Diagnosed NSF from Contrast Agent during MRI

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Adairsville, GA: Jim Roberts was on dialysis when he was given a contrast agent with gadolinium before having an MRI. That was three years ago. Now Jim is in a wheelchair because his feet are straight from the ankles out--his joints are contracted--due to Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis (NSF) or Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathy (NFD). Not even Jim's doctor knew of MRI health risks associated with dialysis patients when he had an MRI because there were no warning labels on the contrast agents until recently.

Full post as published by Lawyers and Settlements on August 20, 2009 (boomark / email).

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