Scleroderma renal crisis in a kidney transplant patient / Crisis renal de esclerodermia en una paciente trasplantada renal
Acta méd. colomb
; 45(1): 37-39, Jan.-Mar. 2020. tab
Article
in English
| LILACS, COLNAL
| ID: biblio-1124068
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CO70
ABSTRACT
Abstract 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. DOIhttps//doi.org/10.36104/amc.2020.1215).
RESUMEN
Resumen La crisis renal es una complicación con importante morbilidad y mortalidad en pacientes con esclerodermia y una rara entidad en trasplante renal, que se puede presentar con manifestaciones clínicas muy variables, principalmente hipertensión arterial, falla renal aguda y compromiso multisistémico. A continuación se reporta el caso de una paciente con recurrencia tardía de la crisis esclerodérmica en el trasplante renal, que recibió tratamiento exitoso con inhibidores de la enzima convertidora de angiotensina.(Acta Med Colomb 2020; 45. DOIhttps//doi.org/10.36104/amc.2020.1215).
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COLNAL
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LILACS
Main subject:
Acute Kidney Injury
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Acta méd. colomb
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2020
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Colombia
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Germany
Institution/Affiliation country:
Eberhard Karls University/DE
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Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe/CO
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Universidad de Antioquia/CO