Life-threatening complications of systemic sclerosis

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作者
Cossio, M [1 ]
Menon, Y [1 ]
Wilson, W [1 ]
deBoisblanc, BP [1 ]
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[1] Louisiana State Univ Hlth Sci, Dept Med, Sect Pulm Crit Care Med, Ctr Hlth Sci, New Orleans, LA 70112 USA
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10.1016/S0749-0704(02)00023-4
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R4 [临床医学];
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1002 ; 100602 ;
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Life-threatening complications of scleroderma (SSc) that may require ICU admission include undiagnosed or decompensated pulmonary hypertension, acute aspiration, alveolar hemorrhage, renal crisis, and occasionally symptomatic pericardial or bowel involvement. This article focuses on the diagnosis and management of each these scleroderma complications with an emphasis on the ICU evaluation of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).
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