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Quality of Life and Optimism in Patients with Morphea [PDF]
, 2013 Despite extensive knowledge about quality of life of people suffering from dermatological diseases, data on patients with morphea are scarce. The aim of our study was to compare the quality of life of healthy controls and morphea patients, as well as to ...
Aleksandra Dańczak-Pazdrowska +5 more
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Modern methods of a localized scleroderma diagnostics [PDF]
Саратовский научно-медицинский журнал, 2016 Localized scleroderma (LS) is a disease that is characterized by the appearance of inflammatory, sclerotic and/or atrophic changes in the affected areas of the skin and underlying tissues.
Moiseyev А.А., Utz S.R.
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Alʹmanah Kliničeskoj Mediciny, 2016 Background: Scleroderma is an autoimmune disease with progressing lesions of connective tissue where fibrosclerotic and vascular disturbances prevail.
O. A. Fomina +2 more
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Linear scleroderma as a rare cause of enophthalmos: a case report [PDF]
, 2007 Introduction Enophthalmos is an important physical sign which can be easily missed. Case presentation A 64-year old female presented with painless and progressive shrinking of her right eye. Visual acuity was 6/6 in both eyes.
Bertie S Fernando +9 more
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Morphea profunda – a case report of deep localized scleroderma with severe thorax deformity
Annales Academiae Medicae SilesiensisDeep scleroderma is a rare form of limited scleroderma characterised by deep sclerosis that may involve the muscles, fascia, subcutaneous tissue and deep layers of the skin.
Natalia Tekiela +4 more
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SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2021 The en coup de sabre variant of linear scleroderma typically occurs in children. We report a unique case of adult-onset en coup de sabre scleroderma in a patient with linear localized scleroderma profunda.
Roxana Mititelu +3 more
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Severe alopecia complicating systemic sclerosis [PDF]
, 2015 Aims: To describe a case of systemic sclerosis (SSc) associated with severe alopecia areata (AA) responsive to topical and systemic treatments, including vasoactive and immunosuppressive drugs (mycophenolate mofetil). Presentation of the Case: A 56 year
Cassone, Giulia +3 more
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Association of Childhood Acute Leukemia With Autoimmune Diseases
International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.A possible link exists between various pediatric autoimmune diseases (AIDs) and increased risk of childhood leukemia. Although immune dysregulation is a key feature of these conditions, the connection between them remains unclear. In this study, using cancer registry data in Finland, the authors examined associations between AIDs and childhood acute ...
Ida Pellikka +4 more
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Antinuclear Antibodies in Localized Scleroderma [PDF]
Arthritis & Rheumatism, 1983 AbstractWhen HeLa cells were used as the substrate for detection by the indirect immunofluorescence method, antinuclear antibodies were demonstrated in 16 of 22 (72.7%) sera from patients with localized scleroderma. When mouse kidney sections were used, the positive rate for antinuclear antibodies was 50% (11 of 22).
K, Takehara +3 more
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Histological Changes of Linear Scleroderma “en Coup de Sabre”
Львівський клінічний вісник, 2014 Introduction. Scleroderma is a chronic disease of unknown aetiology characterized by skin fibrosis and is divided into two clinical entities: localized scleroderma and systemic sclerosis.
Matoshvili M. +3 more
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