Scleroderma Renal Crisis

This video is an introduction to Scleroderma Renal Crisis, a very rare yet dangerous complication of Scleroderma, an autoimmune disease that affects the skin and internal organs.

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This video was made by McMaster students Sarah Gabrial, Hussain Abbas, Renuka Singh, Justin Wu and Aaron Edward in collaboration with the McMaster Demystifying Medicine Program

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