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  • Title: CAPD and systemic diseases.
    Author: Cantaluppi A.
    Journal: Clin Nephrol; 1988; 30 Suppl 1():S8-12. PubMed ID: 3052963.
    Abstract:
    A review is presented on the use of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) in some systemic diseases with renal involvement to the stage of terminal renal failure: progressive systemic sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, paraproteinemias and systemic amyloidosis. CAPD provides a suitable means of treatment of end-stage renal failure complicating systemic diseases both in terms of control of uremia and quality of life, being the treatment of choice in selected patients.
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