Answer 4 High-dose corticosteroids. High-dose corticosteroids are associated with renal crisis in scleroderma. Proton pump inhibitors, calcium channel blockers, and ACE inhibitors are commonly used to treat the organ complications that may occur with scleroderma. Click here to return to the questions

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