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Fibrosing arthropathy in juvenile scleroderma
Современная ревматология, 2021 The group of scleroderma diseases includes a number of clinical entities, the main symptom of which is skin tightening. Scleroderma is a prominent example of these diseases, characterized by excessive synthesis and deposition of collagen in organs and ...
D. A. Dibrov +2 more
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Systemic sclerosis with keloidal nodules [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2013 Nodular sclerosis is a rare form of presentation related to both systemic and localized forms of scleroderma. We describe the case of a patient with nodular sclerosis in order to alert the medical community to recognize this entity.
Bárbara Stadler +4 more
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Scleroderma Renal Crisis as Initial Presentation of Scleroderma
Indian Journal of Medical Specialities, 2022 Scleroderma renal crisis (SRC) is characterized by the development of severe or worsening arterial hypertension associated with the abrupt onset of progressive renal failure in the absence of any other cause.
Sahil Bagai +4 more
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Localized scleroderma: clinical spectrum and therapeutic update [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2015 Scleroderma is a rare connective tissue disease that is manifested by cutaneous sclerosis and variable systemic involvement. Two categories of scleroderma are known: systemic sclerosis, characterized by cutaneous sclerosis ...
Mariana Figueiroa Careta, Ricardo Romiti
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Limited Cutaneous Scleroderma: A Case Report
Cureus, 2023 Scleroderma is an uncommon disease that affects the connective tissue, causing skin hardening and sometimes organ damage. There are two main forms of scleroderma: localised scleroderma, or morphea, which usually has a mild and limited course and only affects the skin and/or the tissues below it, and systemic sclerosis, which involves skin hardening and
Marathe, Manvi, Borkar, Shweta
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Limited scleroderma - a case report
Medicinski pregled, 2022 Introduction. Systemic sclerosis is a rare autoimmune disorder of the connective tissue, gastrointestinal tract, lungs, kidneys, and musculoskeletal tissue. It predominantly affects women. The localized variant is limited scleroderma. Case Report.
Snezana Knezevic, Slavica Djordjevic
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Extensive Calcinosis Cutis in Limited Cutaneous Scleroderma [PDF]
The Journal of Rheumatology, 2009 The CREST syndrome is a subset of limited scleroderma characterized by calcinosis cutis, Raynaud’s phenomenon (RP), esophageal dysmotility, sclerodactyly, and telangiectasias. The calcinosis of skin and soft tissues results from deposition of calcium hydroxyapatite crystals and occurs to a different extent in 20%–40% of patients. The …
René, Thonhofer, Cornelia, Siegel
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Evaluation of right ventricular function performed by 3d-echocardiography in scleroderma patients [PDF]
, 2015 The impairment of the right ventricle (RV) in systemic sclerosis (SSc) is usually related to pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). New echocardiographic techniques, such as 3-dimensional echocardiography (3DE) and 2-dimensional speckle tracking (2DSTE),
Badano, Luigi +8 more
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Challenges in management of a patient with oropharyngeal carcinoma and scleroderma
Otolaryngology Case Reports, 2020 Objective: To discuss some of the challenges that can arise in the treatment of patients with oropharyngeal carcinoma and scleroderma, by presenting an illustrative case.
Nicole C. Schmitt +5 more
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Laser therapy in superficial morphea lesions – indications, limitations and therapeutic alternatives [PDF]
, 2020 Morphea or localized scleroderma is an uncommon autoimmune and inflammatory disease which affects patients of any age. Even if morphea lesions present systemic symptoms as myalgias or arthritis, it is distinct from systemic sclerosis because it does not ...
Ardeleanu, Valeriu +4 more
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