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Progressive Hemifacial Atrophy with Morphea of Cheek
Scleroderma is a rare collagen disorder in which fibrosis of skin, subcutaneous tissues and muscles can occur with occasional involvement of bones. Localized scleroderma is a benign condition but can cause significant deformity when it affects the face ...
Ajit Auluck, Keerthilatha M Pai
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ABSTRACT Background Scleromyxedema (SMX) is a cutaneous mucinosis characterised by an abnormal accumulation of mucin in the skin and limited treatment options. Assessment of therapy response during treatment is challenging. Objectives Patients with SMX receiving high‐dose intravenous IVIg therapy were included to assess validity of the double modified ...
Julia K. Winkler, Alexander H. Enk
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Background. Localized scleroderma may be associated with a malignant process occurring in the body. The onset of scleroderma does not always coincide with the onset of clinical manifestations of oncology.
P. O. Kazakova
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The role of Borrelia burgdorferi infection in scleroderma
Borrelia burgdorferi , a Gram-negative, spiral-shaped bacterium transmitted to humans via tick bites, is the etiologic agent of borreliosis (Lyme disease) with diverse clinical manifestations. There are several types of pathological lesions in the course
Żaneta Smoleńska +3 more
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Abstract Acquired lipodystrophy in the dermal white adipose tissue (DWAT) is an early phenotype of skin fibrosis, followed by the accumulation of extracellular matrix (ECM). Lipodystrophy syndromes are estimated to affect 1 in 20,000 people and are associated with metabolic comorbidities.
Suneeti R Madhavan +10 more
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Localized scleroderma in a newborn (case report) [PDF]
N.I. Akhmina1, P.S. Utkin2, M.P. Shalatonin3, Zh.L. Chabaidze1, A.A. Dement’ev1, A.L. Zaplatnikov1 1Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education, Moscow, Russian Federation 2Children’s Infectious Clinical Hospital
N.I. Akhmina +5 more
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Hutchinson‐Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is a premature aging disorder caused by a mutation in LMNA that produces the toxic progerin protein. In this study, an adenine base editor delivered via AAV9 achieved partial gene correction in HGPS mice when given at two weeks of age, partially rescuing bone structural and gene expression parameters and ...
Wayne A. Cabral +17 more
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TRPA1 Regulates Fibrosis‐Associated Transcriptional Pathways in Human Lung Epithelial Cells
ABSTRACT Transient receptor potential ankyrin 1 (TRPA1) is a cation channel originally identified in lung fibroblasts and extensively studied in sensory neurons, where it is associated with pain and neurogenic inflammation. We and others have recently shown that TRPA1 is also expressed in lung epithelial cells and that its expression is regulated by ...
Leevi Halonen +5 more
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Scleroderma-Like Lupus Panniculitis: A Case Report and Literature Review
Prinpat Pinyowiwat, Suthinee Rutnin, Kumutnart Chanprapaph Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, ThailandCorrespondence: Kumutnart Chanprapaph, Division of Dermatology ...
Pinyowiwat P, Rutnin S, Chanprapaph K
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