Vesical telangiectasias as a cause of macroscopic hematuria in systemic sclerosis.
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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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عنوان ژورنال:
- Clinical and experimental rheumatology
دوره 19 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2001