Table III.
Causes of death and gender distribution of patients with scleroderma who died when hospitalized
| Causes of deaths | Gender | Total (percent) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | male | ||
| Systemic sclerosis-related events ILD/and or PAH |
6 | 4 | 10 (33.3%) |
| Scleroderma renal crisis | 1 | 0 | 1 (3.3%) |
| Cardiac problem (CHF, MI, arrhythmia) |
7 | 1 | 8 (26.6%) |
| Non-systemic sclerosis-related events Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) |
4 | 1 | 5 (16.6%) |
| Massive pulmonary embolism | 1 | 1 | 2 (6.6%) |
| Sepsis + DIC | 1 | 0 | 1 (3.3%) |
| Febrile neutropenia | 1 | 0 | 1 (3.3%) |
| Malignancy (ovarian cancer with lung metastasis) | 1 | 0 | 1 (3.3%) |
| GI bleeding + couagulopathy | 1 | 0 | 1 (3.3%) |