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A case of Undifferentiated connective tissue disease
Journal of College of Medical Sciences-Nepal, 2014 Undifferentiated connective tissue disease is an overlap syndrome in which the features of more than one disease is present but their complete diagnosis is lacking.
A Chatterjee, K Chatterjee, N Sarkar
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A Case Report of Systemic Sclerosis Complicated by Biventricular Heart Failure, Pulmonary Hypertension and Review of Literature [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune connective tissue disorder whose aetiology is not fully understood. Skin fibrosis and visceral organs involvement are the hallmarks, and the heart could be disproportionately or subtly involved ...
Akinboro AO +3 more
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Eosinophilic fasciitis (Shulman's disease): review and comparative evaluation of seven patients. [PDF]
, 2019 OBJECTIVES: Eosinophilic fasciitis (EF) was described in 1974 by Shulman as a rare fibrosing connective tissue disease of unknown etiology. An undetermined trigger is thought to lead to the degranulation of eosinophils that interact with fibroblasts and
Cimbron, M +3 more
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Journal of Inflammation Research, 2022 Carmen Bobeica,1,* Elena Niculet,1,2 Mihaela Craescu,1 Elena-Laura Parapiru,3,* Carmina Liana Musat,1,* Ciprian Dinu,4,* Iulia Chiscop,5,* Luiza Nechita,3,* Mihaela Debita,6,* Victorita Stefanescu,6,* Ioana Anca Stefanopol,
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Erasmus Syndrome—A Rare Cause of Diffuse Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis due to Silica Exposure: A Case Report [PDF]
Bengal Physician JournalErasmus syndrome is a rare disease characterized by the development of systemic sclerosis (SSc) in the background of silica exposure or silicosis. Here we report a case of a 42-year-old male who presented with skin tightening for 2 years and progressive ...
Shankar Dey +5 more
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Digital gangrene associated with anticentromere antibodies: a case report
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2010 Introduction Anticentromere antibodies have been associated with peripheral vascular occlusive disease, most frequently accompanied by sclerodactyly in the context of a connective tissue disorder.
Nair Bindu +3 more
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Scleredema and diabetic sclerodactyly
Dermatology Online Journal, 2005 A 40-year-old man presented with hardening of the skin of his hands and upper back, which had slowly worsened with time. His medical history included insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus since childhood. Histopathologic features of a biopsy specimen from the skin of his back showed a thick reticular dermis with collagen bundles in a haphazard array ...
Gruson, Lisa Moed, Jr, Andrew Franks
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Rheumatology, 2017 Diabetic sclerodactyly is a frequently recognized skin finding that may occur in patients with diabetes mellitus but coexistence of diabetes and systemic sclerosis is rare.
Ewa Wielosz +3 more
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Digital gangrene associated with anticentromere antibodies
Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2014 Anticentromere antibodies have been associated with peripheral vascular occlusive disease, but then it is mostly accompanied by sclerodactyly in the context of a connective tissue disorder.
Mary Grace, Varada, E S Dhanesh
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Scleroderma and dentistry: Two case reports [PDF]
, 2016 © 2016 The Author(s).Background: Scleroderma is a chronic connective tissue disorder with unknown etiology. It is characterized by excessive deposition of extracellular matrix in the connective tissues causing vascular disturbances which can result in ...
Bornstein, Michael M. +4 more
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