Skip to main content

Main menu

  • Home
  • Content
    • Current Issue
    • Ahead of Print
    • Past Issues
    • Supplements
    • Article Type
  • Specialty
    • Articles by Specialty
  • CME/MOC
    • Articles
    • Calendar
  • Info For
    • Manuscript Submission
    • Authors & Reviewers
    • Subscriptions
    • About CCJM
    • Contact Us
    • Media Kit
  • Conversations with Leaders
  • Conference Coverage
    • ACC / WCC 2023
    • AAAAI Meeting 2023
    • ACR Convergence 2022
    • Kidney Week 2022
    • AIDS 2022
    • CHEST 2021
    • IDWeek 2021
    • IAS 2021
    • ADA 2021
    • ATS 2021
    • ACC 2021
    • ACP 2021
    • AAN 2021
  • Other Publications
    • www.clevelandclinic.org

User menu

  • Register
  • Log in

Search

  • Advanced search
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
  • Other Publications
    • www.clevelandclinic.org
  • Register
  • Log in
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

Advanced Search

  • Home
  • Content
    • Current Issue
    • Ahead of Print
    • Past Issues
    • Supplements
    • Article Type
  • Specialty
    • Articles by Specialty
  • CME/MOC
    • Articles
    • Calendar
  • Info For
    • Manuscript Submission
    • Authors & Reviewers
    • Subscriptions
    • About CCJM
    • Contact Us
    • Media Kit
  • Conversations with Leaders
  • Conference Coverage
    • ACC / WCC 2023
    • AAAAI Meeting 2023
    • ACR Convergence 2022
    • Kidney Week 2022
    • AIDS 2022
    • CHEST 2021
    • IDWeek 2021
    • IAS 2021
    • ADA 2021
    • ATS 2021
    • ACC 2021
    • ACP 2021
    • AAN 2021
I. Rheumatic and Immunologic Disease: Selected Papers

Pregnancy and progressive systemic sclerosis

Case report and review of the literature1

Leonard Scarpinato, D.O. and Allen H. Mackenzie, M.D.
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 1985, 52 (2) 207-211;
Leonard Scarpinato
Department of Internal Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation.
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Allen H. Mackenzie
Department of Rheumatic and Immunologic Disease, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation.
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
  • Article
  • Info & Metrics
  • PDF
Loading

ABSTRACT

A case of progressive systemic sclerosis and successful pregnancy is reported. The 82 other reported cases are reviewed with emphasis on the potentially lethal sequela seen 15% of the time (primarily, accelerated renal hypertension, sometimes heralded by proteinuria with renal failure). Accelerated renal hypertension is noted to be present only in primigravid or multigravid patients who manifested sclerodermatous changes prior to the pregnancy. Close blood pressure monitoring and weekly urine tests for protein are recommended as a way to possibly warn the clinician of the onset of this condition. The use of captopril is considered as a possible treatment as there is one reported case of maternal salvage with its use.

Index terms
  • Case reports
  • Hypertension
  • renal
  • Pregnancy
  • complications
  • Scleroderma
  • systemic
  • Received January 1985.
  • Accepted March 1985.
  • Copyright © 1985 The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. All Rights Reserved.
PreviousNext
Back to top

In this issue

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine: 52 (2)
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
Vol. 52, Issue 2
20 Jun 1985
  • Table of Contents
  • Table of Contents (PDF)
  • Index by author
Download PDF
Article Alerts
Sign In to Email Alerts with your Email Address
Email Article

Thank you for your interest in spreading the word on Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine.

NOTE: We only request your email address so that the person you are recommending the page to knows that you wanted them to see it, and that it is not junk mail. We do not capture any email address.

Enter multiple addresses on separate lines or separate them with commas.
Pregnancy and progressive systemic sclerosis
(Your Name) has sent you a message from Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
(Your Name) thought you would like to see the Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine web site.
CAPTCHA
This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.
Citation Tools
Pregnancy and progressive systemic sclerosis
Leonard Scarpinato, Allen H. Mackenzie
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine Jun 1985, 52 (2) 207-211;

Citation Manager Formats

  • BibTeX
  • Bookends
  • EasyBib
  • EndNote (tagged)
  • EndNote 8 (xml)
  • Medlars
  • Mendeley
  • Papers
  • RefWorks Tagged
  • Ref Manager
  • RIS
  • Zotero
Share
Pregnancy and progressive systemic sclerosis
Leonard Scarpinato, Allen H. Mackenzie
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine Jun 1985, 52 (2) 207-211;
Reddit logo Twitter logo Facebook logo Mendeley logo
  • Tweet Widget
  • Facebook Like
  • Linkedin Share Button

Jump to section

  • Article
  • Info & Metrics
  • PDF

Related Articles

  • No related articles found.
  • Google Scholar

Cited By...

  • No citing articles found.
  • Google Scholar

More in this TOC Section

I. Rheumatic and Immunologic Disease: Selected Papers

  • Cryoimmunoglobulins
  • Methotrexate in rheumatoid arthritis
  • Cryotherapy
Show more I. Rheumatic and Immunologic Disease: Selected Papers

Case Report

  • Negative-pressure pulmonary edema: a cautionary tale
  • Idiopathic hypoparathyroidism in a blind, deaf, elderly woman with dementia
  • Severe perioperative lactic acidosis: How clinically significant is it?
Show more Case Report

Similar Articles

Keywords

  • Case reports
  • HYPERTENSION
  • Renal
  • Pregnancy
  • Complications
  • Scleroderma
  • systemic

Navigate

  • Current Issue
  • Past Issues
  • Supplements
  • Article Type
  • Specialty
  • CME/MOC Articles
  • CME/MOC Calendar
  • Media Kit

Authors & Reviewers

  • Manuscript Submission
  • Authors & Reviewers
  • Subscriptions
  • About CCJM
  • Contact Us
  • Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education
  • Consult QD

Share your suggestions!

Copyright © 2023 The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. All rights reserved. The information provided is for educational purposes only. Use of this website is subject to the website terms of use and privacy policy. 

Powered by HighWire