24 November 2020
: Case report
A 45-Year-Old Man with Scleroderma Renal Crisis Associated with a History of Systemic Sclerosis Sine Scleroderma
Challenging differential diagnosis, Unusual setting of medical care, Rare disease
Panupong Hansrivijit1ABCDEF*, Kelechi F. Omeonu1BCDEF, Halimat O. Lawal1BCD, Mounika Gangireddy1BCD, Kinjal P. Gadhiya1BCD, Ravinder S. Dhatt1BCDDOI: 10.12659/AJCR.927030
Am J Case Rep 2020; 21:e927030
Table 2. Time line of treatment and clinical response.
Treatment course | |||||||||
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Day −1 | Day 0 | Day +1 | Day +2 | Day +3 | Day +4 | Day +5 | Day +6 | Day +7 | |
TPE | X | X | X | X | |||||
Steroids (mg) | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | |
Hemodialysis | X | X | X | X | |||||
Creatinine (mg/dL) | 7.40 | 5.21 | 6.13 | 7.32 | 4.50 | 5.75 | 7.06 | 4.81 | 6.66 |
O requirement (liter) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
TPE – therapeutic plasmapheresis; day 0 represents the first day of TPE. |