What does NSF stand for?

Similar drugs made by Bayer and others have also been tied to the sometimes fatal ailment, nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF).

If you have had an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) or MRA (magnetic resonance angiography) with contrast (dye injected into the patient so the doctor can clearly see internal organs, tissues and bones) you may be at risk of a fatal, incurable disease Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) also known as nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy (NFD) occurs in kidney patients who have an MRI with contrast If you have had an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) or MRA (magnetic resonance angiography) with contrast (dye injected into the patient so the doctor can clearly see internal organs, tissues and bones) you may be at risk of a fatal, incurable disease.

In the last 3 years, revelations linking gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) and nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) have had a tremendous impact on the utilization of enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients with kidney disease.

Gadolinium MRI and risk factors for the debilitating disease nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) are currently being investigated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Post-marketing reports show that the use of these agents increases the risk of the development of a serious medical condition called Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis (NSF), in patients with acute or chronic severe renal insufficiency and patients with renal dysfunction due to the hepatorenal syndrome or in the perioperative liver transplantation period.

The requested warning would state that patients with severe kidney insufficiency who receive gadolinium-based agents are at risk for developing a debilitating and potentially fatal disease known as nephrogenic systemic fibrosis, or NSF.

The skin disease, called nephrogenic systemic fibrosis, is rare, but doctors think it may be under-recognized.

The skin disease, called nephrogenic systemic fibrosis, is rare, but doctors think it may be under-recognized.