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Systemic sclerosis with keloidal nodules [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2013 Nodular sclerosis is a rare form of presentation related to both systemic and localized forms of scleroderma. We describe the case of a patient with nodular sclerosis in order to alert the medical community to recognize this entity.
Bárbara Stadler +4 more
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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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Limited Cutaneous Scleroderma: A Case Report
Cureus, 2023 Scleroderma is an uncommon disease that affects the connective tissue, causing skin hardening and sometimes organ damage. There are two main forms of scleroderma: localised scleroderma, or morphea, which usually has a mild and limited course and only affects the skin and/or the tissues below it, and systemic sclerosis, which involves skin hardening and
Marathe, Manvi, Borkar, Shweta
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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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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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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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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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