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Dystrophic calcifications and Raynaud’s phenomenon in an eight-year old girl [PDF]
Introduction. Dystrophic calcifications are the most common subtype of skin calcinosis. Tumorous soft tissue calcium deposits usually contain hydroxyapatite and amorphous calcium phosphate.
Grebeldinger Slobodan P. +5 more
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Osteonecrosis of carpal bones in systemic sclerosis [PDF]
Background. Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare chronic disease, with unknown aetiology and complex pathogenesis. The hand is often implied in the main clinical findings, being affected primarily by the vascular component (Raynaud phenomenon, digital ...
Alexandra Chitac, Codrina Ancuta
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Anti–Jo-1–Positive Antisynthetase Syndrome and Myocarditis: An Underrecognized Clinical Presentation
Antisynthetase syndrome is a distinct entity of overlap myositis in adults and is characterized by muscle weakness, arthritis, mechanic's hands, interstitial lung disease, and Raynaud phenomenon.
Rania Al Asmar +4 more
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Antisynthetase Syndrome with Severe Interstitial Lung Disease in Pregnancy
Antisynthetase syndrome is a rare multisystem autoimmune disorder which clinically manifests with myositis, arthritis, interstitial lung disease, Raynaud phenomenon, and skin hyperkeratosis. Lung involvement represents the most severe form of disease and
Catalina I. Dumitrascu +4 more
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Raynaud Phenomenon of the Nipple: A Clinical Case Report
Objective: In Raynaud's phenomenon of the nipple there is a change in color, accompanied by pain or discomfort during breastfeeding. Case report: A 29-years old female patient, breastfeeding, develops a severe bilateral nipple pain during and after ...
Carolina Quental +3 more
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Raynaud's Disease in Children [PDF]
Six children with primary Raynaud's disease have been studied with plethysmography and multiple-site skin-temperature readings. All six were free of systemic disease. Each demonstrated the characteristic sequence of pallor, cyanosis, and rubor when subjected to generalized cold, but application of local cold produced only modest reduction in skin ...
W G, Guntheroth +3 more
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Digital Ulcers as Presentation of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
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.
T. F. Gomes +4 more
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Two-Step Incision for Periarterial Sympathectomy of the Hand
Background Surgical scars on the palmar surface of the hand may lead to functional and also aesthetic and psychological consequences. The objective of this study was to introduce a new incision technique for periarterial sympathectomy of the hand and to
Seung Bae Jeon +3 more
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Introduction: The term scleroderma derives from the Greek words skleros, which means hard, and derma, which means skin. It refers to an acquired systemic inflammatory disease of the connective tissue –also known as systemic sclerosis (SSc)– characterized
Domenico Galasso +2 more
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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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