Scleroderma with crescentic glomerulonephritis: a case report

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Systemic sclerosis or scleroderma is an autoimmune rheumatic disease characterized by organ-based fibrosis. Renal involvement in scleroderma occurs mainly in the form of scleroderma renal crisis, affecting 5 to 10% of patients. It...

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Main Authors: Ramaswami Arunachalam, Kandaswamy Thiraviam, Rajendran Tholappan, Jeyakrishnan Kizhake, Aung Hla, Iqbal Mohammaed, Jacob Chakko K, Zinna Haji, Kafeel Gazala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-05-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/2/1/151