Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet in Italian Patients With Systemic Sclerosis: An Epidemiologic Survey. [PDF]
Objective: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an orphan disease that can lead to severe involvement of the gastrointestinal tract with a significant impact on patients' quality of life (QoL).
Natalello G +13 more
europepmc +4 more sources
Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome: A case report. [PDF]
Melkersson–Rosenthal syndrome (MRS) is a rare disorder with a still unknown etiology. It is defined by three main symptoms, which are orofacial granulomatosis (OFG), facial palsy, and fissured tongue.
Pinna M +4 more
europepmc +4 more sources
FOUR CASES OF SCLERODERMIA ASSOCIATED WITH DISEASE OF THE THYROID GLAND [PDF]
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Sequeira, J. H.
exaly +3 more sources
Gastroesophageal reflux disease is associated with a more severe interstitial lung disease in systemic sclerosis in the EUSTAR cohort. [PDF]
OBJECTIVES: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is frequent in systemic sclerosis (SSc) and could predict progression of interstitial lung disease (ILD).
Roth E +26 more
europepmc +3 more sources
Arthritis in patients with very early systemic sclerosis: a comprehensive clinical and prognostic analysis. [PDF]
OBJECTIVE Arthritis is associated with a worse prognosis in established systemic sclerosis (SSc). However, knowledge about its relevance in very early SSc (veSSc) is scarce.
Muraru S +10 more
europepmc +2 more sources
Menopause in systemic sclerosis: the impact on clinical presentation in a multicenter cross-sectional analysis from the National Registry of the Italian Society for Rheumatology (SPRING-SIR). [PDF]
Background: Hormonal changes in menopause might interact with the presentation of underlying autoimmune diseases, such as systemic sclerosis (SSc). Objectives: Our study aimed to evaluate the association of (1) current menopausal status, (2) early ...
Orlandi M +67 more
europepmc +5 more sources
Cardiopulmonary exercise testing in a combined screening approach to individuate pulmonary arterial hypertension in systemic sclerosis. [PDF]
Objectives The DETECT algorithm has been developed to identify SSc patients at risk for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) yielding high sensitivity but low specificity, and positive predictive value. We tested whether cardiopulmonary exercise testing
Santaniello A +8 more
europepmc +3 more sources
Performance of the EULAR Systemic sclerosis Impact of Disease (ScleroID) questionnaire as a patient-reported outcome measure for patients with diffuse systemic sclerosis. [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: Systemic sclerosis Impact of Disease (ScleroID) is the first comprehensive patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) specifically developed for systemic sclerosis (SSc).
Dobrota R +20 more
europepmc +3 more sources
Os autores relatam dois casos de hemiatrofia facial progressiva (HFP), ambos do sexo feminino, associados à hiperexcitabilidade neuromuscular, representada por dores neurálgicas e espasmos musculares (câimbras) numa hemiface.
José Correia de Farias Brito +3 more
doaj +1 more source
Artifact Rejection Methodology Enables Continuous, Noninvasive Measurement of Gastric Myoelectric Activity in Ambulatory Subjects. [PDF]
The increasing prevalence of functional and motility gastrointestinal (GI) disorders is at odds with bottlenecks in their diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up.
Coleman, Todd P +5 more
core +2 more sources

