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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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Males and females with scleroderma: A comparative study in a Brazilian sample
The Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology, 2023 Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the clinical and serological profile in systemic sclerosis (SSc) by comparing females and males. Patients and methods: This retrospective study was conducted with 215 SSc patients (193 females, 22 males; mean ...
Matheus Costa +4 more
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Localized scleroderma – current treatment options
Przegląd Dermatologiczny, 2017 Localized scleroderma (morphea) is a connective tissue disease that affects the skin, subcutaneous tissue and underlying tissues including the fasciae, muscles and bones. The treatment of localized scleroderma depends on the clinical form of the disease,
Katarzyna Wolska-Gawron +2 more
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Gastrointestinal symptoms and motility disorders in patients with systemic scleroderma
BMC Gastroenterology, 2008 Background Studies on gastrointestinal symptoms, dysfunctions, and neurological disorders in systemic scleroderma are lacking so far. Methods Thirty-eight scleroderma patients (34 limited, 4 diffuse), 60 healthy controls and 68 dyspeptic controls were ...
Palasciano Giuseppe +6 more
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Boletín Médico del Hospital Infantil de México, 2021 Background: Linear atrophoderma of Moulin (LAM) is a dermatosis that affects children and adolescents characterized by hyperpigmented and atrophic linear lesions following Blaschko lines. So far, less than 50 cases have been published. Therefore, it is a
Eduardo Marín-Hernández +2 more
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The value of ultrasound in the diagnosis of limited scleroderma - a case report.
Journal of ultrasonography, 2015 Systemic sclerosis, popularly referred to as scleroderma, is a chronic connective tissue disease with present autoantibodies against platelet-derived growth factor receptor. These antibodies activate directly fibroblasts causing the dermis and internal organs' fibrosis and vascular damage.
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BMC Neurology, 2009 Background Hemifacial atrophy (Parry-Romberg syndrome) is a relatively rare disease. The etiology of the disease is not clear. Some authors postulate its relation with limited scleroderma linearis.
Brzezińska-Wcisło Ligia +2 more
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Prevalence and clinical significance of cathepsin G antibodies in systemic sclerosis
Reumatismo, 2003 Objectives: To evaluate the prevalence and clinical significance of cathepsin G antibodies in patients affected with systemic sclerosis (SSc, scleroderma).
P. Grypiotis +7 more
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Case Reports in Immunology, 2017 Systemic sclerosis, or scleroderma, is a complex medical disorder characterized by limited or diffuse skin thickening with frequent involvement of internal organs such as lungs, gastrointestinal tract, or kidneys.
Bumsoo Park +4 more
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Limited scleroderma: sonographic pattern in the stage of erythema/edema
Health and Ecology Issues, 2021 Objective.To describe the sonopattern of limited scleroderma (LS) in the early stages after the onset of erythema.Materials and methods.The work describes a clinical case of limited plaque scleroderma. The sonographic examination was carried out on an ultrasound scanner using a transducer with operating frequencies of 10–16–18 MHz.
A. M. Yurkovskiy +2 more
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