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SCLERODERMA CRISIS: RESPONSE TO THERAPY
Author(s) -
Richmond J. M.,
d'Apice A. J. F.,
Muirden K. D.,
Whitworth Judith A.,
KincaidSmith Priscilla
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1980.tb135105.x
Subject(s) - scleroderma (fungus) , medicine , blood pressure , renal function , cardiology , intensive care medicine , immunology , inoculation
Renal failure in patients with systemic sclerosis is usually considered irreversible. Presented are two cases of patients with scleroderma and deterioration in renal function, one of whom has responded to therapy which included immunosuppressive agents, plasma exchange, and control of blood pressure.