Abstract

NIETO-RIOS, John Fredy et al. Scleroderma renal crisis in a kidney transplant patient. Acta Med Colomb [online]. 2020, vol.45, n.1, pp.37-39.  Epub Sep 15, 2020. ISSN 0120-2448.  https://doi.org/10.36104/amc.2020.1215.

Renal crisis is a complication with significant morbidity and mortality in scleroderma patients and a rare entity in kidney transplantation. It may present with highly variable clinical manifestations, mainly arterial hypertension, acute kidney failure and multisystemic involvement. Following is the report of a patient with late reoccurrence of scleroderma crisis in kidney transplantation, who was given successful treatment with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors.(Acta Med Colomb 2020; 45. DOI:https://doi.org/10.36104/amc.2020.1215).

Keywords : scleroderma renal crisis; kidney transplant.

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