Hypertensive encephalopathy with impaired renal function in a 67-year-old woman with polymyositis

Authors :: Korn, Joseph H.
Mauiyyedi, Shamila
Source :: The New England Journal of Medicine. August 23, 2001, Vol. 345 Issue 8, p596, 10 p.
Publication Year :: 2001
Abstract: A 67-year-old woman with a progressive illness characterized by muscle weakness, heart dysfunction, hypertension, kidney disease, and confusion was diagnosed with systemic sclerosis and polymyositis. She was treated with prednisone and azathioprine.

Subjects :: Systemic scleroderma -- Case studies
Polymyositis -- Case studies

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