RENAL SCINTIGRAPHY IN ACUTE SCLERODERMA - REPORT OF 3 CASES

Authors
WOOLFSON RG CAIRNS HS WILLIAMS DJ HILSON AJW NEILD GH
Citation
Rg. Woolfson et al., RENAL SCINTIGRAPHY IN ACUTE SCLERODERMA - REPORT OF 3 CASES, The Journal of nuclear medicine, 34(7), 1993, pp. 1163-1165
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
The Journal of nuclear medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
01615505
Volume
34
Issue
7
Year of publication
1993
Pages
1163 - 1165
Database
ISI
SICI code
0161-5505(1993)34:7<1163:RSIAS->2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
Scintigraphic findings in acute renal failure secondary to scleroderma are reported. In three patients, we have demonstrated severe reductio n of renal perfusion with little or no parenchymal uptake of tracer an d absent excretion. These findings are compatible with the known histo logical process of occlusive vasculopathy, and such scintigraphic find ings at presentation may reflect a poor prognosis for renal recovery.