Neuroaxial anesthesia in a patient with progressive systemic sclerosis : case presentation and review of the literature on systemic sclerosis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Systemic sclerosis (SSc), a progressive disease characterized by excessive accumulation of connective tissue components. Although most patients have long survival, some of them progress rapidly to death. Pulmonary system involvement...

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Main Authors: Dönmez Ferah, taşpınar Vildan, Erk Gülcan, örnek Dilşen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-10-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2253/6/11