Resolution of hypertensive encephalopathy and scleroderma renal crisis with an angiotensin receptor blocker

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 205-208

  Rajendran, Pam R ^a   Molitor, Jerry A ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BENAROYA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

ACE inhibitors; Hypertensive encephalopathy; Scleroderma

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CARVEDILOL; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; LANSOPRAZOLE; LISINOPRIL; LOSARTAN; METOPROLOL; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION ENCEPHALOPATHY; KIDNEY DISEASE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RASH; SCLERODERMA; SCLERODERMA RENAL CRISIS;

ANGIOTENSIN II TYPE 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKERS; CADASIL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSIVE ENCEPHALOPATHY; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; LOSARTAN; MELAS SYNDROME; MIDDLE AGED; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC;

EID: 23644451648     PISSN: 10761608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rhu.0000173220.45196.75     Document Type: Article

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