Favourable outcome of scleroderma renal crisis.
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.
Collins
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Department of Rheumatology, St George's Hospital, London, England.
Patel
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Eastwood
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Bourke
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D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002216:Captopril / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; D002216:Captopril