Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis Lawsuit Maryland

Many people who believe they are suffering from Scleroderma may actually have a disease called Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis (often referred to as NSF).  The diseases can easily be mistaken for each other.  NSF skin changes often mimic systemic sclerosis (although NSF usually does not affect the face).

NSF is caused by a reaction to certain MRI contrast dyes containing a material called Gadolinium.  There may be many misdiagnosed or undiagnosed NSF cases across the country, and time is running out to bring a legal claim.  If you have had an MRI and suffer from some of the skin symptoms listed below, you should contact an NSF Attorney or NSF Lawyer as soon as possible to discuss your legal rights.

About Scleroderma

Scleroderma is a skin disease that affects over 300,000 people in the United States.  It is usually characterized by the thickening, hardening, or tightening of the skin.

Some of the most common symptoms of scleroderma include skin changes, Raynaud’s Phenomenon, and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD).

What to Look For:

Systemic scleroderma (limited scleroderma, CREST Syndrome) is often characterized by the following:

Thick patches on the skin
Swollen fingers
Swollen hands
Leathery or wooden skin
Tight skin around the face
Shiny looking skin

Other symptoms:

Joint pain
Reduced lung function
Difficulty breathing
Elevated or high blood pressure

There are a variety of medications for people suffering from scleroderma which include but are not limited to:

For Localized Scleroderma:

Hydroxychloroquine sulfate
Methotrexate
Prednisone
Phenytoin
Potassium p-aminobenzoate
d-penicillamine
PUVA (photherapy)

For Systemic Scleroderma:

Mycophenolate mofetil
Cyclosporine
Cyclophosphamide
Methotrexate
d-penicillamine

Many people who suffer from scleroderma may end up seeing several medical professionals such as a Rheumatologist (a doctor that specializes in diseases of the joints, bones and muscles) and a Dermatologist (skin specialist).

Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis

Studies have linked Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis to certain MRI contrast agents and dyes containing a material called Gadolinium.  Click here to read the Gadolinium FDA Warning.

Have you had an MRI or CT scan and were injected with a Gadolinium contrast dye?  Are you suffering from scleroderma like symptoms such as thick or tight skin?  If so, you may have an undiagnosed or misdiagnosed case of NSF.  Our firm is investigating cases in all 50 states.  Please call Toll Free at 1-866-777-2557 to speak with one of Gadolinium Attorneys or use our online contact form and an NSF Lawsuit Attorney will contact you as soon as possible.  This is a free, no obligation consultation.

As a courtesy, we have provided a directory of Rheumatologists and Dermatologists in your area.

Maryland Dermatologists
Dr. Larry H Gaston, MD
2300 Garrison Boulevard Suite 260
Baltimore, Maryland 21216
Dermatology

Dr. Thomas B Day, MD
4000 West Northern Parkway
Baltimore, Maryland 21215
Dermatology

Dr. Faith D Esterson, MD
1838 Greene Tree Road SUITE 340
Baltimore, Maryland 21208
Dermatology

Dr. Regina Anderson, MD
4100 North Charles Street Suite 114
Baltimore, Maryland 21218
Dermatology
Internal Medicine

Dr. James K Poulton, MD
9101 Franklin Square Drive SUITE 308
Baltimore, Maryland 21237
Dermatology
Internal Medicine

Dr. Ronald Sweren, MD
601 North Caroline Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21287
Dermatology
Pediatrics

Dr. Nadine B Acri, MD
9101 Franklin Square Drive SUITE 308
Baltimore, Maryland 21237
Dermatology

Dr. Mark H Lowitt, MD
6565 North Charles Street Suite 315
Baltimore, Maryland 21204
Dermatology

Dr. Risa Jampel, MD
601 North Caroline Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21287
Dermatology

Dr. Elizabeth M Burke, MD
601 North Caroline Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21287
Dermatology
Internal Medicine

Dr. Julia C Santoso Pham, DO
515 Fairmount Avenue SUITE 350
Baltimore, Maryland 21286
Dermatology

Dr. Carolyn J Pass, MD
1001 Pine Heights Avenue Suite 301
Baltimore, Maryland 21229
Dermatology

Dr. Elizabeth Tanzi, MD
600 North Wolfe Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21287
Dermatology

Dr. Oanh Lauring, MD
301 Saint Paul Place
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
Dermatology

Dr. Joseph W Burnett, MD
4401 Roland Avenue
Baltimore, Maryland 21210
Dermatology
Internal Medicine

Dr. Jennifer Z Cooper, MD
10 Fila Way Suite 205
Sparks Glencoe, Maryland 21152
Dermatology

Dr. Mitchell Klapper, MD
122 Slade Avenue Suite 202
Baltimore, Maryland 21208
Dermatology

Dr. Thomas F Smith, MD
9101 Franklin Square Drive SUITE 308
Baltimore, Maryland 21237
Dermatology

Dr. Jane T Chew, MD
10910 Little Patuxent Parkway SUITE 205
Columbia, Maryland 21044
Dermatology

Dr. Susan Mclaughlin, MD
301 Saint Paul Place
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
Dermatology

Dr. Jay M Barnett, MD
2401 Research Boulevard Suite 260
Rockville, Maryland 20850
Dermatology

Dr. Heather A Pacheco, MD
49 Old Solomons Island Road Suite 104
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Dermatology

Dr. Lisa Renfro, MD
2002 Medical Parkway SUITE 630
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Dermatology

Dr. Mark H Lowitt, MD
6565 North Charles Street Suite 315
Baltimore, Maryland 21204
Dermatology

Dr. Gerald W Newman, MD
2002 Medical Parkway SUITE 650
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Dermatology
Internal Medicine

Dr. Debra L Bailey, MD
71 Old Mill Bottom Road North Suite 300
Annapolis, Maryland 21409
Dermatology

Dr. Allan C Harrington, MD
703 Giddings Avenue Suite M
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Dermatology

Dr. Jennifer L Gamber, MD
600 Ridgely Avenue Suite 123
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Dermatology

Dr. Gail R Goldstein, MD
71 Old Mill Bottom Road North Suite 300
Annapolis, Maryland 21409
Dermatology

Dr. Christine D Ambro, MD
71 Old Mill Bottom Road North Suite 300
Annapolis, Maryland 21409
Dermatology

Dr. Beth G Diamond, MD
71 Old Mill Bottom Road North Suite 300
Annapolis, Maryland 21409
Dermatology

Dr. Mary F Farley, MD
125 Sunnynoll Court SUITE 100
Winston Salem, North Carolina 27106
Dermatology

Dr. Thomas J Hogarty, MD
101 Ridgely Avenue Suite 10
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Dermatology

Dr. Mary F Farley, MD
101 Ridgely Avenue Suite 10
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Dermatology

Dr. Kelly L Mcguigan, MD
600 Ridgely Avenue
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Dermatology

Dr. Jay M Barnett, MD
2401 Research Boulevard Suite 260
Rockville, Maryland 20850
Dermatology
Dr. Roberta F Palestine, MD
6410 Rockledge Drive Suite 201
Bethesda, Maryland 20817
Dermatology
Dr. Todd M Colonna, MD
2401 Research Boulevard
Rockville, Maryland 20850
Dermatology

Dr. Alison Ehrlich, MD
6410 Rockledge Drive Suite 201
Bethesda, Maryland 20817
Dermatology

Dr. Emily P Gerson, MD
5454 Wisconsin Avenue Suite 1045 attn: Pantea Tamjidi
Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815
Dermatology

Dr. Mark J Jaffe, MD
6410 Rockledge Drive Suite 402
Bethesda, Maryland 20817
Dermatology

Dr. David S Freitag, MD
6410 Rockledge Drive SUITE 300
Bethesda, Maryland 20817
Dermatology

Dr. Saundra Seaman, MD
6410 Rockledge Drive
Bethesda, Maryland 20817
Dermatology

Dr. Stephen W White, MD
6302 Democracy Boulevard
Bethesda, Maryland 20817
Dermatology
Pediatrics

Dr. Ann M Lindgren, MD
6410 Rockledge Drive Suite 402
Bethesda, Maryland 20817
Dermatology
Dr. Ronald Prussick, MD
198 Thomas Johnson Drive Suite 5
Frederick, Maryland 21702
Dermatology
Dr. Thomas C Yu, MD
6410 Rockledge Drive Suite 201
Bethesda, Maryland 20817
Dermatology

Dr. Gary L Peck, MD
110 Irving Street North West SUITE C2149
Washington, District of Columbia 20010
Dermatology

Dr. Joseph I Lee, MD
6410 Rockledge Drive Suite 201
Bethesda, Maryland 20817
Dermatology

Dr. Mark L Welch, MD
6410 Rockledge Drive SUITE 300
Bethesda, Maryland 20817
Dermatology

Dr. Geeta M Shah, MD
6410 Rockledge Drive SUITE 201
Bethesda, Maryland 20817
Dermatology

Dr. Andrew D Montemarano, DO
6410 Rockledge Drive SUITE 300
Bethesda, Maryland 20817
Dermatology

Dr. Sheldon K Gottlieb, MD
900 New Hampshire Avenue North West
Washington, District of Columbia 20037
Dermatology

Dr. Radha Mikkilineni, MD
6410 Rockledge Drive
Bethesda, Maryland 20817
Dermatology

Dr. Susan J Walker, MD
8901 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
Dermatology
Maryland Rheumatologists
Dr. Jack R Lichtenstein, MD
205 Ridgely Avenue
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Internal Medicine
Rheumatology

Dr. Ashu P Mehta, MD
600 Ridgely Avenue Suite 220
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Internal Medicine
Rheumatology

Dr. Mini Bhaskar, MD
205 Ridgely Avenue
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Rheumatology

Dr. Gulrukh Saleem, MD
205 Ridgely Avenue
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Rheumatology

Dr. Sarah L Cochran, MD
205 Ridgely Avenue
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Rheumatology

Dr. Stephen W George, MD
4801 Dorsey Hall Drive Suite 226
Ellicott City, Maryland 21042
Internal Medicine
Pediatric Rheumatology
Rheumatology

Dr. Peter A Holt, MD
5601 Loch Raven Boulevard
Baltimore, Maryland 21239
Internal Medicine
Rheumatology

Dr. Howard W Hauptman, MD
1220b East Joppa Road
Baltimore, Maryland 21286
Internal Medicine
Rheumatology

Dr. Andrea Marx, MD
120 Sister Pierre Drive Suite 507
Baltimore, Maryland 21204
Internal Medicine
Rheumatology

Dr. Michelle A Petri, MD
600 North Wolfe Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21287
Allergy & Immunology
Internal Medicine
Rheumatology

Dr. Roger W Marcus, MD
1232 Race Road SUITE 401
Baltimore, Maryland 21237
Internal Medicine
Rheumatology

Dr. Iredell W Iglehart, MD
6301 North Charles Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21212
Internal Medicine
Rheumatology

Dr. Chaim B Mond, MD
2835 Smith Avenue SUITE 207
Baltimore, Maryland 21209
Internal Medicine
Rheumatology

Dr. Lynn M Ludmer, MD
1220b East Joppa Road Suite 310
Baltimore, Maryland 21286
Internal Medicine

Dr. Charles E Griffith, DO
1220b East Joppa Road SUITE 310
Baltimore, Maryland 21286
Rheumatology

Dr. Gregory D Mccormack, MD
301 Saint Paul Place
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
Internal Medicine
Rheumatology

Dr. William L Yap, MD
724 Maiden Choice Lane Suite 204
Baltimore, Maryland 21228
Internal Medicine
Rheumatology

Dr. John O Meyerhoff, MD
2435 West Belvedere Avenue SUITE 21
Baltimore, Maryland 21215
Internal Medicine
Rheumatology

Dr. Erinn E Maury, MD
1220b East Joppa Road Suite 310
Baltimore, Maryland 21286
Internal Medicine
Rheumatology

Dr. Mohammad E Oreizi-esfahani, MD
5601 Loch Raven Boulevard
Baltimore, Maryland 21239
Internal Medicine
Rheumatology

Dr. Jamal A Mikdashi, MD
22 South Greene Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
Internal Medicine
Rheumatology

Dr. Thomas M Zizic, MD
5601 Loch Raven Boulevard Suite 509
Baltimore, Maryland 21239
Rheumatology

Dr. Assil S Saleh, MD
600 North Wolfe Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21287
Internal Medicine
Rheumatology

Dr. Jill S Ratain, MD
600 North Wolfe Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21287
Internal Medicine
Rheumatology

Dr. Rida A Frayha, MD
3640 Fords Lane SUITE East
Baltimore, Maryland 21215
Internal Medicine
Rheumatology
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