A patient with an arteriovenous shunt used for hemodialysis may develop a dermatitis in the overlying and adjacent skin.
Potential causes of a dermatitis at an arteriovenous shunt used for hemodialysis:
(1) statis dermatitis with or without ulceration
(2) eczema
(3) pseudo-Kaposi sarcoma (acroangiodermatitis)
(4) latex allergy
(5) other contact allergy (to tape, to skin decontaminant, to shunt material, etc)
(6) fungal infection
(7) bacterial infection
