A case of malignant hypertension and scleroderma after cosmetic surgery.
A 44-year-old woman with scleroderma-like skin lesions and malignant hypertension following mammoplasty is reported. Sclerotic change is an unusual finding for ordinary finding progressive systemic sclerosis. On admission, she had severe high-renin hypertension and progressive renal failure, suggesting scleroderma renal crisis. With intensive treatment for hypertension including angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, the blood pressure was well controlled. It was then suggested that she had malignant hypertension due to scleroderma after silicone injection, or the so-called human adjuvant disease after cosmetic surgery.
Hitoshi
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S
Fourth Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan.
Ito
Y
Y
Takehara
K
K
Fujita
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T
Ogata
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E
D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D000328:Adult; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000235:genetics; D001940:Breast / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006974:Hypertension, Malignant / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000209:etiology; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000209:etiology*; D012828:Silicones / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000009:adverse effects*
D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D012828:Silicones