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Development of the optimal touchscreen interface for patients with scleroderma

, 2021
Impaired hand function is a major contributor to overall disability and reduced health-related quality of life in scleroderma patients. A relevant issue concerns interaction of scleroderma subjects with touchscreen interfaces.
Germani M., Filippini E., Cesaretti G., Papetti A., Maurizi V., Moroncini G., Gabrielli A., Gesuita R., Brunzini A.   +8 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, Igor Jorge, Patricia Martin, Renato Nisihara, Thelma Skare   +4 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, T.V. Protsenko, V.V. Dunaevskaya   +2 more
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Rac Inhibition Reverses the Phenotype of Fibrotic Fibroblasts [PDF]

, 2009
Background: Fibrosis, the excessive deposition of scar tissue by fibroblasts, is one of the largest groups of diseases for which there is no therapy. Fibroblasts from lesional areas of scleroderma patients possess elevated abilities to contract matrix ...
Christopher P Denton, Abraham, DJ, Denton, CP, Mark Eastwood, Sonali Sonnylal, Shi-Wen, X., Liu Shangxi, Leask, A., Abraham David J., Liu, SX, Shi-wen, X, Denton, C.P., Shangxi Liu, Sonnylal, S, Abraham, D.J., David J Abraham, Liu, S., Andrew Leask, Shi-wen Xu, Denton Christopher P., Eastwood Mark, Eastwood, M, Leask, A, Eastwood, M., Sonnylal Sonali, Leask Andrew, Sonnylal, S.   +26 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, Lapadula Giovanni, Wang David QH, Berardino Massimo, Covelli Michele, Di Ciaula Agostino, Portincasa Piero   +6 more
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Hyperpigmented lesions with acquired atrophy following Blaschko lines in a patient with diagnosed with localized scleroderma

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, Belén Suárez-Frías, Alicia G. Siordia Reyes   +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, A. Ruffatti, F. Cozzi, R.A. Sinico, M. Tonello, A. Radice, M. Favaro, S. Todesco   +7 more
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"Scleroderma linearis: hemiatrophia faciei progressiva (Parry-Romberg syndrom) without any changes in CNS and linear scleroderma "en coup de sabre" with CNS tumor

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, Lis-Święty Anna, Bergler-Czop Beata   +2 more
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Docetaxel-Induced Systemic Sclerosis with Internal Organ Involvement Masquerading as Congestive Heart Failure

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, Raghavendra C. Vemulapalli, Amit Gupta, Maria E. Shreve, Della A. Rees   +4 more
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Scleroderma of geriatric age and scleroderma-like paraneoplastic syndrome – description of two cases [PDF]

, 2016
Systemic sclerosis (Ssc) is an autoimmune connective tissue disease of unknown origin, characterized by progressive fibrosis of the skin and internal organs.
Robert Rudny, Magdalena Marek
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