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Syndrome in Question [PDF]

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2015
Immunoglobulin light chain amyloidosis is the most common acquired systemic amyloidosis. Its presentation is often insidious and progressive, which may delay diagnosis.
Han MA, Meilan Chen, Juan Li, Ying Li, Shu Qiu   +4 more
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Immunosuppressive Drug Use in Limited Systemic Sclerosis: An International Survey

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Current guidelines recommend immunosuppressive treatment for diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis but are less clear on their use in limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis (lcSSc) in the absence of internal organ complications. We conducted an international survey to understand current immunosuppressive drug prescribing patterns in lcSSc ...
Sabrina Hoa, Yicheng Mu, Marie Hudson, Janet Pope   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multiplex cytokine analysis of dermal interstitial blister fluid defines local disease mechanisms in systemic sclerosis. [PDF]

, 2015
Clinical diversity in systemic sclerosis (SSc) reflects multifaceted pathogenesis and the effect of key growth factors or cytokines operating within a disease-specific microenvironment.
Christopher P Denton, Lopez, H, Etomi, O, Korsa Khan, George R Martin, Abraham, DJ, Guerra, SG, Denton, CP, Sandra G Guerra, Xu Shiwen, David J Abraham, Bahja Ahmed Abdi, Richard J Stratton, Kristina EN Clark, Oseme Etomi, Shiwen, X, Henry Lopez, Abdi, BA, Martin, GR, Stratton, RJ, Khan, K, Clark, KE   +21 more
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Ultrasound-guided dextrose hydrodissection for multiple peripheral entrapment neuropathies in scleroderma: a case presentation [PDF]

Exploration of Musculoskeletal Diseases
Scleroderma, also known as systemic sclerosis, is a rare connective tissue disorder with an unclear and poorly understood pathogenesis. While it primarily affects the skin and internal organs through mechanisms involving vascular dysfunction, immune ...
Helen Gharaei, Philippe Mouly, Negin Gholampoor, Ziba Bagherian   +3 more
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Evaluation of quality of life, functionality and disability in patients with systemic sclerosis in a University Hospital

ABCS Health Sciences, 2020
Introduction: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by progressive fibrosis of the skin and internal organs that promotes high morbidity and mortality.
Amanda Maria da Silva, Letticia Cristina Santos Cardozo Roque, Rafaela Silva Guimarães Gonçalves, Angela Luzia Branco Pinto Duarte, Angélica da Silva Tenório, Andréa Tavares Dantas   +5 more
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The Gut–Heart Axis in Systemic Sclerosis: Evidence From a Large Prospective Early Disease Cohort

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Cardiac involvement significantly impacts prognosis in systemic sclerosis (SSc), highlighting the need for early risk stratification. Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms are common and often manifest early. Emerging data suggest a link between GI and cardiac manifestations, possibly through shared mechanisms like dysautonomia.
Francesca R. Di Ciommo, Ashish P. Balar, Aidan K. Strother, Subhash Kulkarni, Michael Hughes, Brian Skaug, Maureen D. Mayes, Shervin Assassi, Ali Y. Ayla, Zsuzsanna H. McMahan   +9 more
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Scl-86, A Marker Antigen for Diffuse Scleroderma

, 1985
More than 300 sera from patients with a connective tissue disease were analyzed with the immunoblotting technique. The presence of autoantibodies against an 86,000-mol wt marker antigen for diffuse scleroderma (Scl-86) was found in 14 out of 33 patients ...
Houben, H, S O Stapel, C G Kallenberg, E Penner, L B van de Putte, van de Putte, LB, Penner, E, van Venrooij, WJ, W J Habets, Stapel, SO, Habets, WJ, W J van Venrooij, H Houben, Kallenberg, CGM   +13 more
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Distinct Systemic Sclerosis Phenotypes Related to Ethnicity: An Opportunity to Personalize Care?

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The objective is to describe and compare demographic, clinical, and serological characteristics of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) according to ethnic background. Methods Participants enrolled in the Canadian Scleroderma Research Group cohort who self‐identified to a single ethnicity group were included.
Danick Goulet, Camille Guertin, Maggie Larché, Isabelle Ferdinand, Marie Hudson, May Y. Choi, Mohammed Osman, Janet Pope, Carter Thorne, Murray Baron, Sasha Bernatsky, Sabrina Hoa   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Achados radiológicos em tomografia computadorizada de toráx na esclerose sistêmica [PDF]

, 2012
Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Curso de Medicina.
Gregório, Tatiana Carolina
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Anti-proteinase 3 antibodies in diffuse systemic sclerosis (SSc) with normotensive renal impairment: is it suggestive for an overlapping between SSc and idiopathic vasculitis?

Reumatismo, 2001
Objective. To test the prevalence of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) in systemic sclerosis (SSc) and to verify a possible association of ANCA with normotensive renal involvement in SSc.
F. Bellisai, G. Morozzi, M.R. Bacarelli, A. Radice, R.A. Sinico, J. Wieslander, G.D. Sebastiani, V. Campanella, R. Marcolongo, M. Galeazzi   +9 more
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