Vesical telangiectasias as a cause of macroscopic hematuria in systemic sclerosis

A. De Luca¹, C. Terrone², E. Tirri¹, S. Rocca Rossetti², G. Valentini¹

¹Institute of Clinical Medicine and Rheumatology, Second University of Naples; ²Urological Clinic, University of Torino, Italy.

ABSTRACT
A 36-year-old female with diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis (dcSSc) developed macrohematuria due to vesical telangiectasias that was responsive to diathermocoagulation of the vasal lesions. This is the first report of a patient with dcSSc and vesical telangiectasias leading to severe macrohematuria that was successfully treated with diathermocoagulation.

Key words
Macrohematuria, systemic sclerosis, vesical telangiectasias.

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Clin Exp Rheumatol 2001; 19: 93-94.
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