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Longitudinal follow up of patients enrolled in the STOP Scleroderma Biorepository

, 2019
Scleroderma is an autoimmune disease characterized by inflammation, vasculopathy, and fibrosis. The purpose of this study was to investigate longitudinal outcomes and assess clinical differences in a cohort of patients with limited and diffuse ...
Shanmugam, Victoria, Thomas, Steven
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Abnormal endothelial cell function in scleroderma and related conditions [PDF]

, 1999
Background Scleroderma renal crisis (SRC) and scleroderma-associated pulmonary hypertension are life-threatening complications of scleroderma which may be related to abnormal endothelial cell function.
Stratton, Richard
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T Helper Cells in the Immunopathogenesis of Systemic Sclerosis – Current Trends

Acta Medica Bulgarica, 2017
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a chronic progressive autoimmune disease characterized by skin and multiorgan involvement with alterations in both the innate and adaptive immunities.
Krasimirova E., Kyurkchiev D.
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Scleroderma Wounds Exhibit Slower Healing than Wounds from Other Etiologies

, 2016
Introduction: Scleroderma is an autoimmune disease characterized by inflammation, vasculopathy, and fibrosis of skin, vasculative and internal organs. Delayed wound healing is a known complication of scleroderma.
Shanmugam, Victoria K., Mangini, Marissa, Banerjee, Anirban N., Miller, Jonathan, McNish, Sean   +4 more
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ANA negative scleroderma

, 2018
Background Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disease characterized by inflammation, fibrosis, and vasculopathy. More than 90% of patients with SSc test positive for anti-nuclear antibodies using immunofluorescence (IF-ANA) as well as for ...
Haj-Ali, Mayce, Shanmugam, Victoria K, Jones, Derek, McNish, Sean   +3 more
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The Effects of Occupational Therapy For Damaged Hand Muscles in Females with Scleroderma

, 2022
Scleroderma limits individuals in normal activities of daily living. Occupational therapy is recommended for individuals with scleroderma within the first few years of the disease.
Callahan, Abby
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Paraneoplastic systemic sclerosis: A distinct entity or a mere association – A case report

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Systemic sclerosis (SS) is a multi-systemic rheumatological disorder that progresses to interstitial lung disease (ILD), pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), and scleroderma renal crisis.
Debananda Sahoo, Sujata Devi, Anurag Anupam, Arpita Dash, Anupam Dey, Bodhisattwa Mishra   +5 more
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Inflamação das vias aéreas e envolvimento pulmonar intersticial na esclerose sistêmica: associação com alterações esofágicas e microaspiração [PDF]

, 2012
Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Médicas, Florianópolis, 2012INTRODUCAO: O envolvimento pulmonar na Esclerose Sistemica (ES) tem sido associado com refluxo ...
Zimmermann, Adriana Fontes.
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Nephrotic syndrome due to focal segmental glomerulosclerosis complicating scleroderma: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports
Background Systemic scleroderma (SSc) is an insidious autoimmune connective tissue disorder with multiorgan involvement. Renal involvement is one of the important causes of morbidity and mortality in scleroderma; however, nephrotic syndrome is reported ...
Mahsa Mehdipour Dalivand, Asghar Hadjiabbasi, Elham Ramezanzadeh, Seyed Mahmood Habibzadeh, Kimia Goudarzi, Reza Shahriarirad, Habib Zayeni   +6 more
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Working under Pressure: Scleroderma Presenting with Bilateral Exudative Retinal Detachment in the Context of Scleroderma Renal Crisis: A Case Report

Case Reports in Ophthalmology
This is an observational case report to detail a novel case of scleroderma renal crisis presenting as bilateral exudative retinal detachments in a patient with newly diagnosed systemic sclerosis.
Rem Aziz, Cody Lo, James T. Denstedt, Bernard Hurley   +3 more
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