Laser therapy in superficial morphea lesions – indications, limitations and therapeutic alternatives [PDF]
, 2020 Morphea or localized scleroderma is an uncommon autoimmune and inflammatory disease which affects patients of any age. Even if morphea lesions present systemic symptoms as myalgias or arthritis, it is distinct from systemic sclerosis because it does not ...
Ardeleanu, Valeriu +4 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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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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Early nurturing experiences, self-compassion, hyperarousal and scleroderma the way we relate to ourselves may determine disease progression [PDF]
, 2016 <p>Scleroderma is a rare, painful and complex autoimmune connective tissue disease that can lead to death. The physiology of symptom onset and progression and the psychological aspects of living with this chronic disease have been studied fairly ...
Hicks, Richard E., Kearney, Karen
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Evaluation of the optic nerve head vessel density in patients with limited scleroderma
Therapeutic Advances in Ophthalmology, 2021 Objectives: To investigate the optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) parameters of the optic nerve head and peripapillary retina and to assess macular and peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness by using spectral-domain optical
Hilal Kılınç Hekimsoy +4 more
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Improvement of mouth functional disability in systemic sclerosis patients over one year in a trial of fat transplantation versus adipose-derived stromal cells [PDF]
, 2016 Background. Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a multisystem disease characterized by cutaneous and visceral fibrosis. Face and mouth changes include telangiectasia, sicca syndrome, and thinning and reduction of mouth width (microcheilia) and opening ...
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Lung ultrasound in systemic sclerosis: correlation with high-resolution computed tomography, pulmonary function tests and clinical variables of disease [PDF]
, 2015 Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a hallmark of systemic sclerosis (SSc). Although high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) is the gold standard to diagnose ILD, recently lung ultrasound (LUS) has emerged in SSc patients as a new promising technique ...
Amoroso, Antonio +8 more
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Prognostic Factors of Renal Involvement in Systemic Sclerosis [PDF]
, 2018 Background/Aims: Renal involvement is common in systemic sclerosis (SSc), including asymptomatic reduction of glomerular filtration rate (GFR), increased renal resistance indices, scleroderma renal crisis (SRC) and ANCA-associated vasculitis. The aim was
Barbano, Biagio +5 more
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Oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of systemic scleroderma: An overview [PDF]
, 2018 Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare disorder of the connective tissue characterized by fibrosis of the skin, skeletal muscles and visceral organs. Additional manifestations include activation of the immune system and vascular injury. SSc causes disability
Gambardella, Lucrezia +5 more
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LICHEN SCLEROSUS OF THE VULVA IN PATIENTS WITH LIMITED SCLERODERMA
Клінічна та профілактична медицина, 2020 Modern literature information on the etiopathogenetic prevalence of lichen sclerosus has been presented by the authors; clinical manifestations and classification of the disease have been outlined; diagnosis and treatment issues have been discussed in ...
T.F. Tatarchuk +2 more
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