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Immunochip analysis identifies multiple susceptibility loci for systemic sclerosis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
In this study, 1,833 systemic sclerosis (SSc) cases and 3,466 controls were genotyped with the Immunochip array. Classical alleles, amino acid residues, and SNPs across the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) region were imputed and tested.
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Localized scleroderma secondary to mixed connective tissue disease during abatacept therapy

open access: yesJournal of Cutaneous Immunology and Allergy, 2022
A 47‐year‐old woman with mixed connective tissue disease was treated with abatacept. After 2 months, a 3‐cm depression with atrophied surface was observed on her back, which had histopathological consistent with the symptoms of localized scleroderma ...
Sayuko Nagaoka   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Eosinophilic fasciitis (Shulman's disease): review and comparative evaluation of seven patients. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
OBJECTIVES: Eosinophilic fasciitis (EF) was described in 1974 by Shulman as a rare fibrosing connective tissue disease of unknown etiology. An undetermined trigger is thought to lead to the degranulation of eosinophils that interact with fibroblasts and
Cimbron, M   +3 more
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Association between Localized Scleroderma Cutaneous Assessment Tool and clinicopathologic characteristics in patients with morphea

open access: yesTurkderm Turkish Archives of Dermatology and Venereology, 2022
Background and Design: Morphea is also known as localized scleroderma. It is a rare autoimmune skin disease characterized by inflammation and sclerosis in the dermis and sometimes in the subcutaneous tissue.
Yıldız Gürsel Ürün   +1 more
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Systemic sclerosis: current views of its pathogenesis. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disorder of unknown etiology characterized by severe and often progressive cutaneous and visceral fibrosis, pronounced alterations in the microvasculature, and numerous cellular and humoral immune abnormalities ...
Derk, Chris T., Jimenez, Sergio A.
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Role of growth factors in the pathogenesis of tissue fibrosis in systemic sclerosis. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
The most severe clinical and pathologic manifestations of systemic sclerosis (SSc) are the result of a fibrotic process characterized by the excessive and often progressive deposition of collagen and other connective tissue macromolecules in skin and ...
Castro, Susan V.   +2 more
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Hyperpigmented lesions with acquired atrophy following Blaschko lines in a patient with diagnosed with localized scleroderma

open access: yesBoletín Médico del Hospital Infantil de México, 2021
Background: Linear atrophoderma of Moulin (LAM) is a dermatosis that affects children and adolescents characterized by hyperpigmented and atrophic linear lesions following Blaschko lines. So far, less than 50 cases have been published. Therefore, it is a
Eduardo Marín-Hernández   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nailfold capillaroscopy in children and adolescents with rheumatic diseases [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
OBJECTIVE: To assess nailfold capillaroscopy in children and adolescents with autoimmune rheumatic diseases (juvenile idiopathic arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, juvenile dermatomyositis, scleroderma and mixed connective tissue disease) and ...
Hilário, Maria Odete Esteves   +3 more
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Morphea “en coup de sabre”: an unusual oral presentation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Morphea, or localized scleroderma, is an inflammatory disease that leads to sclerosis of the skin and underlying tissues due to excessive collagen deposition.
Esguep, Alfredo   +3 more
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Localized scleroderma en coup de sabre in the Neurology Clinic [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Background: Localized scleroderma en coup de sabre (LScs) is a form of localized scleroderma thought to be an autoimmune disorder. Central nervous system involvement is not rare and neurological manifestations include seizures, focal neurological ...
Cerqueira, João José   +8 more
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