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A case of normotensive scleroderma renal crisis after high-dose methylprednisolone treatment
K Kohno1, T Katayama, K Majima
1Department of Internal Medicine III, Kurume University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan.
Abstract:
A 68-year-old male was admitted for interstitial pneumonia associated with scleroderma. High-dose methylprednisolone was administered for treatment of the pneumonitis. Two weeks later, anemia, thrombocytopenia and progressive increase in BUN, creatinine and LDH were observed. Although the blood pressure remained normotensive, renal biopsy showed thrombosis of the polar arterioles and glomerular capillaries. The affected interlobular artery included concentric intimal thickening and thrombosis in the lumen. Our findings suggested that the antecedent use of high-dose corticosteroids is involved in precipitating normotensive renal crisis. Corticosteroids should be used in low doses and with great caution in scleroderma patients.
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