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Recurrence of scleroderma in a renal allograft from an identical twin sister
N J Caplin1, S Dikman, J Winston
1Departments of Internal Medicine and Pathology, The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY 10028, USA. ninacaplin@aol.com
Abstract:
A patient with scleroderma developed renal failure secondary to recurrence of scleroderma in a renal allograft from an identical twin. This report reviews the previous reports of scleroderma recurrence in renal allografts; the differential diagnosis of scleroderma renal crisis, including cyclosporine toxicity, malignant hypertension, and allograft rejection; and the pathophysiology of this disease.