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Angiogenic and angiostatic factors in renal scleroderma-associated vasculopathy [PDF]

, 2017
BACKGROUND: The angiogenesis in systemic sclerosis (SSc) is impaired. An imbalance of pro-angiogenic factors and angiogenesis inhibitors has been implicated in the progression of peripheral microvascular damage, defective vascular repair and fibrosis ...
Afeltra, Antonella M. Vittoria, Amoroso, Antonio, Barbano, Biagio, Cianci, Rosario, Gigante, Antonietta, Margiotta, Domenico, Navarini, Luca, Rosato, Edoardo   +7 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, Małgorzata Michalska-Jakubus, Dorota Krasowska   +2 more
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Systemic sclerosis: current views of its pathogenesis. [PDF]

, 2003
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disorder of unknown etiology characterized by severe and often progressive cutaneous and visceral fibrosis, pronounced alterations in the microvasculature, and numerous cellular and humoral immune abnormalities ...
Derk, Chris T., Jimenez, Sergio A.
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Serum uric acid as a marker of microvascular damage in systemic sclerosis patients [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Microvascular damage of skin and internal organs is a hallmark of systemic sclerosis (SSc). Serum uric acid (UA) represents a marker of inflammation and endothelial dysfunction.
Amoroso, Antonio, Barbano, Biagio, Barilaro, Giuseppe, Cianci, Rosario, Di Mario, Francesca, Gasperini, Maria Ludovica, Gigante, Antonietta, Quarta, Silvia, Romaniello, Antonella, Rosato, Edoardo   +9 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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Value of systolic pulmonary arterial pressure as a prognostic factor of death in the systemic sclerosis EUSTAR population. [PDF]

, 2015
The aim of this study was to assess the prognostic value of systolic pulmonary artery pressure (sPAP) estimated by echocardiography in the multinational European League Against Rheumatism Scleroderma Trial and Research (EUSTAR) cohort.Data for patients ...
C. M., Mihai, C. P., Denton, D., Launay, E., Hachulla, G., Cuomo, G., Riemekasten, M. R., Pozzi, M., Matucci Cerinic, M., Sarraco, O., Distler, on behalf of the EUSTAR co, Workers, P. E., Carreira, P., Airò, P., Caramaschi, P., Clerson, Riccieri, Valeria, Rosato, Edoardo, S., Rednic, S., Ullman, S., Zeni, U. A., Walker, U., Müller Ladner, V., Smith, Y., Allanore   +23 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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Smoking in Systemic Sclerosis: a Longitudinal European Scleroderma Trials and Research Group Study [PDF]

, 2018
Data on the role of tobacco exposure in systemic sclerosis (SSc) severity and progression are scarce. We aimed to assess the effects of smoking on the evolution of pulmonary and skin manifestations in the EUSTAR ...
Airó, Paolo, Alegre-Sancho, Juan J, Allanore, Yannick, Caimmi, Cristian, Carreira, Patricia E, Cozzi, Franco, Czirják, Laszlo, De Langhe, Ellen, Del Galdo, Francesco, Denton, Christopher P, Distler, Oliver, EUSTAR coauthors, Hachulla, Eric, Henes, Jörg, Houssiau, Frédéric, Jaeger, Veronika K, Matucci-Cerinic, Marco, Müller-Ladner, Ulf, Rednic, Simona, Riccieri, Valeria, Rosato, Edoardo, Siegert, Elise, Smith, Vanessa, Ullman, Susanne, Valentini, Gabriele, Walker, Ulrich A   +25 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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A Case Report of Systemic Sclerosis Complicated by Biventricular Heart Failure, Pulmonary Hypertension and Review of Literature [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune connective tissue disorder whose aetiology is not fully understood. Skin fibrosis and visceral organs involvement are the hallmarks, and the heart could be disproportionately or subtly involved ...
Akinboro AO, Akinlade M, Akintunde AA, Audu MB   +3 more
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