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Clinical periodontal diagnosis

open access: yesPeriodontology 2000, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Periodontal diseases include pathological conditions elicited by the presence of bacterial biofilms leading to a host response. In the diagnostic process, clinical signs such as bleeding on probing, development of periodontal pockets and gingival recessions, furcation involvement and presence of radiographic bone loss should be assessed prior ...
Giovanni E. Salvi   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Keloidal Scleroderma: Case Report and Review

open access: yesCase Reports in Dermatological Medicine, 2015
Objective. We report a rare case of keloidal scleroderma and provide an analysis of similar cases. Results. A 41 year-old woman presented with dark brown, indurated, exophytic nodules over the chest along with smaller hyperpigmented plaques scattered ...
Sama Kassira   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Case of Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Scleroderma is a systemic disease characterized by the deposition of excessive collagen and other matrix elements in the skin as well as in multiple internal organs.
Baichi, Matt
core   +1 more source

Bosentan for digital ulcers prevention does not worsen cardiopulmonary exercise test parameters in SSc patients with interstitial lung disease [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Bosentan for digital ulcers prevention does not worsen cardiopulmonary exercise test parameters in SSc patients with interstitial lung ...
Amoroso, Daria   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Differential Item Functioning on the Patient Health Questionnaire 8 by Disease Subtype, Language, Sex, and Age Among People With Systemic Sclerosis: A Scleroderma Patient‐Centered Intervention Network Cohort Study

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Somatic items used in depression assessments can potentially overlap with symptoms related to physical illness, including systemic sclerosis (SSc). No studies have looked at whether somatic depression items may be influenced by diffuse versus limited SSc disease subtypes, which are associated with varying degrees of symptom presentation.
Sophie Hu   +110 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fresh Insights into Disease Etiology and the Role of Microbial Pathogens. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Pathogens have been implicated in the initiation and/or promotion of systemic sclerosis (scleroderma, SSc); however, no evidence was found to substantiate the direct contribution to this disease in past years.
FARINA, Antonella, Farina, G.a.2.
core   +1 more source

Marked Long‐Term Improvement in Lung Function in Melanoma Differentiation–Associated Protein 5 Antibody–Positive Dermatomyositis Patients: Experience of a Single‐Center Longitudinal Cohort in North America

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The objective of this study was to describe the longitudinal disease course and pulmonary outcomes of North American patients with melanoma differentiation–associated protein 5 (MDA5) antibody–associated dermatomyositis (DM). Methods Thirty patients with MDA5 antibody–associated DM were identified in a single‐center longitudinal cohort of 352
Jenice X. Cheah   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparison between clinical and immunological features of scleroderma with and without interstitial lung disease

open access: yesJournal of the Pakistan Medical Association
The study was conducted at the Fauji Foundation Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, from January 1, 2023, to December 31, 2023, and comprised 20 female patients ages 18-55 years having scleroderma. Overall, 14(70%) patients had diffuse scleroderma and 6(30%)
Muhammad Salman Mushtaq   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Non-cirrhotic Portal Hypertension as the Initial Presentation of Limited Cutaneous Scleroderma: A Case Report

open access: yesJournal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, 2023
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disease characterized by progressive skin fibrosis. It has 2 main clinical subtypes—diffuse cutaneous scleroderma and limited cutaneous scleroderma. Non-cirrhotic portal hypertension (NCPH) is defined as presence
Asif Ali Hitawala MD   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

PTP4A1 promotes TGFβ signaling and fibrosis in systemic sclerosis. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disease characterized by fibrosis of skin and internal organs. Protein tyrosine phosphatases have received little attention in the study of SSc or fibrosis.
Bai, Yunpeng   +15 more
core   +2 more sources

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