Digital Ulcers as Presentation of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome [PDF]
Revista da Sociedade Portuguesa de Dermatologia e Venereologia, 2020 Ulcerating and mutilating variant of carpal tunnel syndrome occurs in longstanding cases of untreated disease. Pa- tients present with painless ulcers of the second and third fingers, accompanied with other cutaneous and sensory changes.
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Toxin for Treating Raynaud Conditions in Hands (The TORCH Study): A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis [PDF]
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global OpenBackground:. Raynaud disease of the hands is a complex disorder resulting in inappropriate constriction and/or insufficient dilation in microcirculation.
Ellen Geary, MD +7 more
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Calcium Channel Blockers and Esophageal Sclerosis: Should We Expect Exacerbation of Interstitial Lung Disease [PDF]
Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2012 Esophageal sclerosis is the most common visceral manifestation of systemic sclerosis, resulting in impaired esophageal clearance and retention of ingested food; in addition, co-existence of lung fibrosis with esophageal scleroderma is not uncommon.
Charalampos Seretis +8 more
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Association of Combined Autoreactivity to Sm/RNP Common Motif and U1 RNP With Mixed Connective Tissue Disease and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus [PDF]
ACR Open RheumatologyObjective This study aimed to evaluate the clinical features in patients with suspected connective tissue disease who tested positive for anti‐Sm/RNP common motif antibody with or without associated anti‐RNP antibody.
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Abnormal Esophageal Scintigraphy Associates With a Distinct Clinical Phenotype in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis [PDF]
ACR Open RheumatologyObjective In systemic sclerosis (SSc), absent contractility (AC) rather than ineffective esophageal motility on manometry is associated with a severe esophageal and extraintestinal phenotype.
Antonio D. Salas +4 more
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The Role of Nailfold Videocapillaroscopy in the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Interstitial Lung Disease Associated with Rheumatic Autoimmune Diseases [PDF]
DiagnosticsInterstitial lung disease (ILD) is a severe complication of certain connective tissue diseases (CTDs) such as systemic sclerosis (SSc), mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD), idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM), rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and ...
Daniela Anghel +9 more
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Cyanosis With Dysautonomia Mimics Raynaud Disease. [PDF]
J Clin Rheumatol, 2020 Soloway AM +3 more
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Development of a multivariable prediction model for progression of systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease [PDF]
RMD OpenObjective To develop a multivariable model for predicting the progression of systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD) over 52 weeks.Methods We used logistic regression models to analyse associations between candidate predictors ...
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