Diffuse Systemic Sclerosis with Interstitial Lung Disease and Severe Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Case Report
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- 1Department of Pharmacy Practice, BLDEAs SSM College of Pharmacy and Research Centre, Vijayapura, Karnataka, INDIA.
- 2Department of Medicine, Shri B M Patil Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Vijayapura, Karnataka, INDIA.
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Syed Zia Inamdar
Department of Pharmacy Practice, BLDEAs SSM College of Pharmacy and Research Centre, Vijayapura, Karnataka, INDIA.
Volume 15, Issue 4 · pp. 338-341 · 2022 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.15.4.62
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Systemic sclerosis is a rare connective tissue disease categorized by extensive lung fibrosis, vascular and immunologic abnormalities. Autoimmune antibodies like anticentromere, anti-Scl-70 (anti-topoisomerase I), and anti-RNA polymerase II are commonly involved in progressive disease. Clinical presentations consist of Raynaud’s phenomenon, digital ulcers; pericardial effusion, and telangiectasia and are mostly associated with pulmonary complications like interstitial lung disease and pulmonary arterial hypertension. Disease-specific therapy is unavailable instead; symptomatic management is only the line of treatment. We report here a case of diffuse systemic sclerosis with interstitial lung disease and pulmonary arterial hypertension.
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Inamdar, S. Z., Londhe, S., Mehta, R., Katageri, S., Biradar, S., Devaramani, S., & Badiger, S. (2022). Diffuse Systemic Sclerosis with Interstitial Lung Disease and Severe Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Case Report. Indian Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 15(4), 338-341. https://doi.org/10.5530/ijopp.15.4.62
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