Scleroderma renal crisis: a rare complication of systemic sclerosis with poor prognosis – experience in a medical center in central Taiwan
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Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by diffuse fibrotic and degenerative change in vessels, skin and internal organs [1]. Kidney involvement, as manifested by renal failure, was first described in SSc in 1863 [1]. The single most lifeCorresponding author: Der-Yuan Chen, MD, PhD. Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital. No. 160, Section 3, Taichung-Kang Road, Taichung City, 40705, Taiwan Tel: +886-4-23592525 ext 3330, Fax: +886-4-23503285 E-mail: [email protected] Received: July 20, 2007 1st Revision: September 07, 2007 2nd Revision: October 26, 2007 Accepted: November 12, 2007 Scleroderma renal crisis: a rare complication of systemic sclerosis with poor prognosis – experience in a medical center in central Taiwan
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