As news of the potentially harmful effects of gadolinium continues to spread both within the medical community and to the general public, new links between this element and the conditions to which it’s being linked continue to arise as well. A recent article published on Medpagetoday.com proposes another link between gadolinium and a serious side effect. “In a pilot study using stored tissue, an enzyme involved in wound healing was markedly increased in the skin of patients who suffered nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF), according to David Sane, M.D., of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, and colleagues. The rare condition occurs in some end-stage renal patients after they undergo magnetic resonance imaging using a gadolinium-based contrast agent, Dr. Sane and colleagues noted in the October issue of the American Journal of Dermatopathology.” If you suffer from kidney problems, always ask if anything that’s being put into your body contains gadolinium. If you have suffered as a result of having this substance injected into your system, contact a gadolinium lawyer at Williams Kherkher today either by calling us toll-free at (866) 950-9000.