Retinal vasculitis associated with CREST syndrome [PDF]
Purpose: To report two cases of retinal vasculitis associated with CREST syndrome, a novel ocular finding. Observations: We report two cases of patients with CREST syndrome with ocular inflammatory disease.
Sungjae Yang +2 more
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A 35-year-old woman presented with difficulty in breathing and a hard skin lesion on the left first finger for 1 year. She had Raynaud’s phenomenon and significant gastro-oesophageal reflux disturbing her sleep. Examination was remarkable for a hard lump
Ashok Kumar +2 more
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Recurrent uveitis in a patient with CREST syndrome: a case report. [PDF]
Introduction: Systemic sclerosis is a connective tissue condition presented with clinical manifestations, including ocular involvement in a small percentage. A few cases of uveitis were described in the literature, especially in CREST syndrome.
Khalayli N +4 more
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CREST Syndrome in Systemic Sclerosis Patients - Is Dystrophic Calcinosis a Key Element to a Positive Diagnosis? [PDF]
Introduction CREST syndrome is a clinical entity associated with systemic sclerosis, which meets at least three of the five clinical features: calcinosis, Raynaud’s phenomenon, esophageal dysmotility, sclerodactyly, and telangiectasia.
Bobeica C +16 more
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Neural crest cell genes and the domestication syndrome: A comparative analysis of selection.
Neural crest cell genes control the migration of neural crest cells to multiple parts of developing vertebrate embryos. A recent hypothesis posits that the "domestication syndrome" characteristic of domesticated animals is driven by selection for ...
Andrew O Rubio, Kyle Summers
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Successful treatment of calcinosis cutis of fingertip in the setting of CREST syndrome with topical 20% sodium thiosulfate. [PDF]
Calcinosis cutis (CC) is a rare chronic process characterized by deposition of insoluble calcium salts in the skin and subcutaneous tissues. There are 5 subtypes of CC: dystrophic, metastatic, idiopathic, iatrogenic, and calciphylaxis.1 Dystrophic ...
Tajalli M, Qureshi AA.
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Pulmonary Capillary Hemangiomatosis Associated with CREST Syndrome: A Challenge of Diagnosis and Treatment. [PDF]
To the Editor: A 65‐year‐old woman with calcinosis, Raynaud’s phenomenon, esophageal dysmotility, sclerodactyly, and telangiectasia (CREST) syndrome was admitted to hospital because of progressive dyspnea on exertion for about 1 year.
Diao XL, Mu XD, Jin ML.
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Beyond Raynaud's: Atypical Peripheral Vascular Manifestations in a Case of CREST Syndrome [PDF]
Peripheral vascular disease (PVD) is a rare but severe symptom of CREST syndrome, which itself is a limited cutaneous sclerosis. Even though Raynaud's phenomenon is the gold standard of CREST, the development of critical limb ischemia and self‐amputation
Sakshi Kumari +4 more
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Dacryoadenitis as a rare initial presentation in a patient with suspected CREST syndrome [PDF]
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare, chronic disease with diverse clinical presentations, and only a few cases with ocular manifestations have been reported in the literature.
Arkaja Singh +5 more
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