Vesical telangiectasias as a cause of macroscopic hematuria in systemic sclerosis.
A 36-year-old female with diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis (dcSSc) developed macrohematuria due to vesical telangiectasias that was responsive to diathermocoagulation of the vasal lesions. This is the first report of a patient with dcSSc and vesical telangiectasias leading to severe macrohematuria that was successfully treated with diathermocoagulation.
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Institute of Clinical Medicine and Rheumatology, Second University of Naples, Via Pansini, 5, 80131 Naples, Italy. reumasun@mbox.netlab.it
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Tirri
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Rossetti
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Valentini
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D000328:Adult; D004564:Electrocoagulation; D005260:Female; D006417:Hematuria / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D013684:Telangiectasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery