Research ArticleArticle
Risk Factors for Future Scleroderma Renal Crisis at Systemic Sclerosis Diagnosis
Sarah M. Gordon, Rodger S. Stitt, Robert Nee, Wayne T. Bailey, Dustin J. Little, Kendral R. Knight, James B. Hughes, Jess D. Edison and Stephen W. Olson
The Journal of Rheumatology July 2018, jrheum.171186; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.171186
Sarah M. Gordon
From the Nephrology Department, and the Rheumatology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy of the US Department of Army/Navy/Air Force, the Department of Defense, or the US government. S.W. Olson, MD, Nephrology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; S.M. Gordon, MD, Nephrology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; R. Nee, MD, Nephrology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; R.S. Stitt, MD, Rheumatology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; W.T. Bailey, MD, Rheumatology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; D.J. Little, MD, Nephrology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; K.R. Knight, MD, Nephrology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; J.B. Hughes, Medical Student, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences; J.D. Edison, MD, Rheumatology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Address correspondence to Dr. S.W. Olson, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Nephrology, 8901 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland 20889, USA. E-mail: stephen.w.olson.mil@mail.mil. Accepted for publication April 13, 2018.
Rodger S. Stitt
From the Nephrology Department, and the Rheumatology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy of the US Department of Army/Navy/Air Force, the Department of Defense, or the US government. S.W. Olson, MD, Nephrology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; S.M. Gordon, MD, Nephrology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; R. Nee, MD, Nephrology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; R.S. Stitt, MD, Rheumatology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; W.T. Bailey, MD, Rheumatology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; D.J. Little, MD, Nephrology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; K.R. Knight, MD, Nephrology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; J.B. Hughes, Medical Student, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences; J.D. Edison, MD, Rheumatology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Address correspondence to Dr. S.W. Olson, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Nephrology, 8901 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland 20889, USA. E-mail: stephen.w.olson.mil@mail.mil. Accepted for publication April 13, 2018.
Robert Nee
From the Nephrology Department, and the Rheumatology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy of the US Department of Army/Navy/Air Force, the Department of Defense, or the US government. S.W. Olson, MD, Nephrology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; S.M. Gordon, MD, Nephrology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; R. Nee, MD, Nephrology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; R.S. Stitt, MD, Rheumatology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; W.T. Bailey, MD, Rheumatology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; D.J. Little, MD, Nephrology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; K.R. Knight, MD, Nephrology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; J.B. Hughes, Medical Student, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences; J.D. Edison, MD, Rheumatology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Address correspondence to Dr. S.W. Olson, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Nephrology, 8901 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland 20889, USA. E-mail: stephen.w.olson.mil@mail.mil. Accepted for publication April 13, 2018.
Wayne T. Bailey
From the Nephrology Department, and the Rheumatology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy of the US Department of Army/Navy/Air Force, the Department of Defense, or the US government. S.W. Olson, MD, Nephrology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; S.M. Gordon, MD, Nephrology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; R. Nee, MD, Nephrology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; R.S. Stitt, MD, Rheumatology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; W.T. Bailey, MD, Rheumatology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; D.J. Little, MD, Nephrology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; K.R. Knight, MD, Nephrology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; J.B. Hughes, Medical Student, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences; J.D. Edison, MD, Rheumatology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Address correspondence to Dr. S.W. Olson, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Nephrology, 8901 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland 20889, USA. E-mail: stephen.w.olson.mil@mail.mil. Accepted for publication April 13, 2018.
Dustin J. Little
From the Nephrology Department, and the Rheumatology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy of the US Department of Army/Navy/Air Force, the Department of Defense, or the US government. S.W. Olson, MD, Nephrology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; S.M. Gordon, MD, Nephrology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; R. Nee, MD, Nephrology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; R.S. Stitt, MD, Rheumatology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; W.T. Bailey, MD, Rheumatology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; D.J. Little, MD, Nephrology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; K.R. Knight, MD, Nephrology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; J.B. Hughes, Medical Student, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences; J.D. Edison, MD, Rheumatology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Address correspondence to Dr. S.W. Olson, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Nephrology, 8901 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland 20889, USA. E-mail: stephen.w.olson.mil@mail.mil. Accepted for publication April 13, 2018.
Kendral R. Knight
From the Nephrology Department, and the Rheumatology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy of the US Department of Army/Navy/Air Force, the Department of Defense, or the US government. S.W. Olson, MD, Nephrology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; S.M. Gordon, MD, Nephrology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; R. Nee, MD, Nephrology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; R.S. Stitt, MD, Rheumatology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; W.T. Bailey, MD, Rheumatology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; D.J. Little, MD, Nephrology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; K.R. Knight, MD, Nephrology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; J.B. Hughes, Medical Student, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences; J.D. Edison, MD, Rheumatology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Address correspondence to Dr. S.W. Olson, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Nephrology, 8901 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland 20889, USA. E-mail: stephen.w.olson.mil@mail.mil. Accepted for publication April 13, 2018.
James B. Hughes
From the Nephrology Department, and the Rheumatology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy of the US Department of Army/Navy/Air Force, the Department of Defense, or the US government. S.W. Olson, MD, Nephrology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; S.M. Gordon, MD, Nephrology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; R. Nee, MD, Nephrology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; R.S. Stitt, MD, Rheumatology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; W.T. Bailey, MD, Rheumatology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; D.J. Little, MD, Nephrology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; K.R. Knight, MD, Nephrology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; J.B. Hughes, Medical Student, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences; J.D. Edison, MD, Rheumatology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Address correspondence to Dr. S.W. Olson, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Nephrology, 8901 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland 20889, USA. E-mail: stephen.w.olson.mil@mail.mil. Accepted for publication April 13, 2018.
Jess D. Edison
From the Nephrology Department, and the Rheumatology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy of the US Department of Army/Navy/Air Force, the Department of Defense, or the US government. S.W. Olson, MD, Nephrology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; S.M. Gordon, MD, Nephrology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; R. Nee, MD, Nephrology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; R.S. Stitt, MD, Rheumatology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; W.T. Bailey, MD, Rheumatology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; D.J. Little, MD, Nephrology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; K.R. Knight, MD, Nephrology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; J.B. Hughes, Medical Student, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences; J.D. Edison, MD, Rheumatology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Address correspondence to Dr. S.W. Olson, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Nephrology, 8901 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland 20889, USA. E-mail: stephen.w.olson.mil@mail.mil. Accepted for publication April 13, 2018.
Stephen W. Olson
From the Nephrology Department, and the Rheumatology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy of the US Department of Army/Navy/Air Force, the Department of Defense, or the US government. S.W. Olson, MD, Nephrology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; S.M. Gordon, MD, Nephrology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; R. Nee, MD, Nephrology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; R.S. Stitt, MD, Rheumatology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; W.T. Bailey, MD, Rheumatology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; D.J. Little, MD, Nephrology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; K.R. Knight, MD, Nephrology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; J.B. Hughes, Medical Student, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences; J.D. Edison, MD, Rheumatology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Address correspondence to Dr. S.W. Olson, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Nephrology, 8901 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland 20889, USA. E-mail: stephen.w.olson.mil@mail.mil. Accepted for publication April 13, 2018.

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Risk Factors for Future Scleroderma Renal Crisis at Systemic Sclerosis Diagnosis
Sarah M. Gordon, Rodger S. Stitt, Robert Nee, Wayne T. Bailey, Dustin J. Little, Kendral R. Knight, James B. Hughes, Jess D. Edison, Stephen W. Olson
The Journal of Rheumatology Jul 2018, jrheum.171186; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.171186
Risk Factors for Future Scleroderma Renal Crisis at Systemic Sclerosis Diagnosis
Sarah M. Gordon, Rodger S. Stitt, Robert Nee, Wayne T. Bailey, Dustin J. Little, Kendral R. Knight, James B. Hughes, Jess D. Edison, Stephen W. Olson
The Journal of Rheumatology Jul 2018, jrheum.171186; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.171186