Case Report

A Case of Early Onset Normotensive Scleroderma Renal Crisis in a Patient with Diffuse Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis

Scleroderma renal crisis (SRC) has classically been defined as a new onset of accelerated arterial hypertension associated with a rapid increase in serum creatinine concentration and/or microangiopathic hemolytic anemia. SRC occurs in approximately 20% of patients with systemic sclerosis who have diffuse cutaneous manifestations. In addition, 10% of reported cases…