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Myeloproliferative Disease: An Unusual Cause of Raynaud’s Phenomenon and Digital Ischaemia

Case Reports in Medicine, 2016
We describe a 59-year-old female who presented with ischaemic digits, preceded by a 6-month history of Raynaud’s phenomenon affecting her fingers and toes.
Celia Beynon, Gwenan Huws, Tom Lawson
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Differential diagnosis of rheumatic manifestations of acromegaly. Case report [PDF]

Терапевтический архив
Acromegaly is a chronic endocrine disease characterized by excessive secretion of growth hormone, which, in turn, leads to an increase in the secretion of insulin-like growth factor 1 in the liver.
Margarita A. Perepelova, Larisa K. Dzeranova, Taras S. Panevin, Elena G. Przhiyalkovskaya, Ekaterina A. Pigarova, Ekaterina A. Troshina, Evgeniy G. Zotkin   +6 more
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Review of Raynaud’s phenomenon, it’s pathomechanisms, diagnosis and treatment

Journal of Education, Health and Sport
Introduction: Raynaud’s phenomenon (RP) is a quite common but often unrecognised vasospastic condition of the peripheral vessels. This may happen after exposure to the cold, stress, vibrations or a wide range of medical conditions.
Aleksandra Marczyk, Karolina Makowska, Marta Billewicz, Laura Lis, Aleksandra Turek, Adam Popiołek, Julia Pietrzykowska, Oksana Zatorska   +7 more
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Advances in pathogenesis and treatment of systemic sclerosis [PDF]

, 2015
Systemic sclerosis is the most severe disease within the scleroderma spectrum and is a major medical challenge with high mortality and morbidity.
Denton, CP
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Not Every Raynaud’s is Autoimmune: When Lymphoma Wears a Rheumatologic Mask

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology and Immunology
/Introduction: Raynaud’s phenomenon and polyarthritis often suggest autoimmune disease but can also herald malignancy. Raynaud’s is painful digital discoloration from vascular compromise and may be primary or secondary.
Ali Karar, Musab Suliman, Adnan Abdalla, Nada Elsheikh, Ali Ibrahim, Alwin Sebastian   +5 more
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Long-term effects of cyclic therapy with iloprost in systemic sclerosis

Reumatismo, 2011
Objective: To assess the long-term effects of cyclic infusion of iloprost, a derivative of prostacyclin, on Raynaud’s phenomenon- related symptoms and ischemic ulcers in patients with Systemic Sclerosis (SSc).
A. Grottolo, A. Frigè, E. Danieli, M. Rossi, M. Scarsi, A. Zambruni, P. Airò   +6 more
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Review paper Raynaud’s phenomenon: new aspects of pathogenesis and the role of nailfold videocapillaroscopy

Rheumatology, 2015
Raynaud’s phenomenon (RP) refers to paroxysmal pallor or cyanosis of the digits of the hands or feet and, infrequently, the tips of the nose or ears (acral parts) owing to cold-induced vasoconstriction of the digital arteries, precapillary arterioles ...
Anna Kuryliszyn-Moskal, Jacek Kita, Anna Hryniewicz   +2 more
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NAILFOLD VIDEOCAPILLAROSCOPY FEATURES OF PATIENTS WITH ANTISYNTHETASE SYNDROME [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Antisynthetase syndrome (ASSD) is an autoimmune disease characterized by the clinical triad arthritis, myositis, and interstitial lung disease (ILD).
Codullo, V., Manfredi, Andreina Teresa, Sebastiani, Marco   +2 more
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Is sunlight good for our heart? [PDF]

, 2010
Humans evolved being exposed for about half of the day to the light of the sun. Nowadays, exposure to sunlight is actively discouraged for fear of skin cancer, and contemporary lifestyles are associated with long hours spent under artificial light ...
Feelisch, Martin, Kolb-Bachofen, Victoria, Liu, Donald, Lundberg, Jon O., Revelo, Lucia P., Suschek, Christoph V., Weller, Richard B.   +6 more
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Assessment of Skin in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis Using High‐Frequency Ultrasound and Shear Wave Elastography: A Comparative Study With Histology, Molecular, and Clinical Parameters

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Ultrasound (US) has been proposed as a potential tool for assessing skin fibrosis in systemic sclerosis (SSc). However, a large‐scale comparison of US‐based assessment with histologic markers of skin fibrosis has not been reported. We evaluated US‐based skin assessments for their face validity (differentiation between involved SSc and healthy
Ruhani Desai, Filemon Tan, Minghua Wu, Jeffery L. Browning, Samuel Theodore, Meng Zhang, Brian Skaug, Harshdeep Singh Chawla, Manmohan Singh, Salavat Aglyamov, Kirill V. Larin, Maureen Mayes, Shervin Assassi   +12 more
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