Favourable outcome of scleroderma renal crisis

被引:4
作者
Collins, DA [1 ]
Eastwood, JB [1 ]
Patel, S [1 ]
Bourke, BE [1 ]
机构
[1] ST GEORGE HOSP,DEPT RENAL MED,LONDON SW17 0QT,ENGLAND
关键词
scleroderma; renal failure; hypertension; angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors;
D O I
10.1177/014107689608900114
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Severe hypertension and rapidly progressive acute renal failure is a well recognized complication of scleroderma, often referred to as the renal crisis, and widely thought to cause irreversible deterioration in renal function. With the advent of angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors (ACE-I) the outlook for patients with this condition has dramatically improved. We report here one such patient.
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