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Fibrosing arthropathy in juvenile scleroderma
Современная ревматология, 2021 The group of scleroderma diseases includes a number of clinical entities, the main symptom of which is skin tightening. Scleroderma is a prominent example of these diseases, characterized by excessive synthesis and deposition of collagen in organs and ...
D. A. Dibrov +2 more
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Scleroderma Renal Crisis as Initial Presentation of Scleroderma
Indian Journal of Medical Specialities, 2022 Scleroderma renal crisis (SRC) is characterized by the development of severe or worsening arterial hypertension associated with the abrupt onset of progressive renal failure in the absence of any other cause.
Sahil Bagai +4 more
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Limited scleroderma - a case report
Medicinski pregled, 2022 Introduction. Systemic sclerosis is a rare autoimmune disorder of the connective tissue, gastrointestinal tract, lungs, kidneys, and musculoskeletal tissue. It predominantly affects women. The localized variant is limited scleroderma. Case Report.
Snezana Knezevic, Slavica Djordjevic
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Localized scleroderma: clinical spectrum and therapeutic update [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2015 Scleroderma is a rare connective tissue disease that is manifested by cutaneous sclerosis and variable systemic involvement. Two categories of scleroderma are known: systemic sclerosis, characterized by cutaneous sclerosis ...
Mariana Figueiroa Careta, Ricardo Romiti
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Discordance Between Patient and Physician Global Assessments in Early Systemic Sclerosis. [PDF]
Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken)Objective This study aims to identify factors associated with patient global assessment (PtGA) and physician global assessment (PhGA) and discordance between them in systemic sclerosis (SSc). Methods Data from adults with early SSc (<5 years) from the Collaborative National Quality and Efficacy Registry were included.
Romich E +35 more
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Extensive Calcinosis Cutis in Limited Cutaneous Scleroderma [PDF]
The Journal of Rheumatology, 2009 The CREST syndrome is a subset of limited scleroderma characterized by calcinosis cutis, Raynaud’s phenomenon (RP), esophageal dysmotility, sclerodactyly, and telangiectasias. The calcinosis of skin and soft tissues results from deposition of calcium hydroxyapatite crystals and occurs to a different extent in 20%–40% of patients. The …
René, Thonhofer, Cornelia, Siegel
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Challenges in management of a patient with oropharyngeal carcinoma and scleroderma
Otolaryngology Case Reports, 2020 Objective: To discuss some of the challenges that can arise in the treatment of patients with oropharyngeal carcinoma and scleroderma, by presenting an illustrative case.
Nicole C. Schmitt +5 more
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Frontiers in Immunology, 2018 Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a poorly understood heterogeneous condition with progressive multi-organ fibrosis. Recent genetic and genomic evidence suggest a pathogenic role for dysregulated innate immunity and toll-like receptor (TLR) activity in SSc ...
Swati Bhattacharyya +7 more
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Challenges in the management of oral manifestations in a patient with limited systemic sclerosis
Scientific Dental Journal, 2021 Background: Limited systemic sclerosis (SSc), or scleroderma, is characterized by widespread vasculopathy, excessive multiorgan fibrosis, and autoantibody.
Yannie Febby Martina Lefaan +1 more
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Journal of Ayurveda Case Reports, 2023 Scleroderma (systemic sclerosis) is a group of rare diseases that involve the hardening and tightening of the skin and connective tissues. Diffuse cutaneous scleroderma and Limited Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis (LcSSC) are the two major classifications of
Ekta Sutaria +3 more
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