title: CAPD and systemic diseases.
abstract: A review is presented on the use of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) in some systemic diseases with renal involvement to the stage of terminal renal failure: progressive systemic sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, paraproteinemias and systemic amyloidosis. CAPD provides a suitable means of treatment of end-stage renal failure complicating systemic diseases both in terms of control of uremia and quality of life, being the treatment of choice in selected patients.
mesh_terms: D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008181:Lupus Nephritis / Q000150:complications*; D010265:Paraproteinemias / Q000150:complications*; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000150:complications*