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Author Topic: Scleroderma renal crisis versus TTP
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Post Scleroderma renal crisis versus TTP
on: October 2, 2012, 09:54
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Am finding it difficult to differentiate scleroderma renal crisis from TTP. Do we just base it on history? tx is different.thanks.

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on: October 2, 2012, 10:12
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Great question. This is a common clinical dilemma that physicians continue to face. Both can present with similar clinical findings: renal dysfunction, thrombocytopenia, peripheral schistocytosis. Here are some quick differences:

-- severe hypertension -- more common with scleroderma renal crisis (SRC)
-- diagnosis of scleroderma -- most patients with SRC will have this condition within the first 5 years of diagnosis. Individuals with long-standing scleroderma don't commonly experience SRC.
-- ADAMTS13 deficiency -- almost universally found in TTP versus SRC

Hope this helps. Here are some review sources for further reading:

1. http://www.semarthritisrheumatism.com/article/S0049-0172%2804%2900184-2/abstract

2. https://acr.confex.com/acr/2008/webprogram/Paper2443.html
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