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How I explore ... the skin functional involvement in scleroderma [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
peer reviewedScleroderma refers to distinct clinical presentations sharing in common a sclerotic process most often clinically obvious on the skin. The involvement possibly affects the skin alone in morphea or in combination with internal lesions in ...
Andre, B.   +6 more
core  

Endoscopic Removal of Impacted Barium Stools Using a Snare and a Long Hood: A Rare Complication Following Upper Gastrointestinal Barium X‐ray Radiography (With Video)

open access: yesDEN Open, Volume 6, Issue 1, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Barium sulfate is widely used as a radiographic contrast medium in upper gastrointestinal barium X‐ray radiography for cancer screening in Japan. Although generally considered safe, rare complications such as bowel obstruction due to impacted barium stools can occur.
Takaaki Kishino   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prognostic impact of coronary microcirculation abnormalities in systemic sclerosis: a prospective study to evaluate the role of non-invasive tests [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
INTRODUCTION: Microcirculation dysfunction is a typical feature of systemic sclerosis (SSc) and represents the earliest abnormality of primary myocardial involvement.
CAULI, ALBERTO   +9 more
core   +1 more source

A Patient with Localized Scleroderma Successfully Treated with Etretinate

open access: yesCase Reports in Dermatology, 2014
There are several treatment methods for localized scleroderma, but treatment is difficult when the lesion is widely distributed. We encountered a case who was treated successfully with etretinate, a vitamin A derivative.
Tomoko Shima   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Parry-Romberg syndrome: A case with a possible association with lyme disease [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Parry-Romberg syndrome is an acquired slowly progressive disease characterized by an atrophy mostly involving half of the face. The pathogenesis of this disfiguring condition is still controversial.
Di Meo, N.   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Oral complaints in progressive systemic sclerosis : two cases report [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Progressive systemic sclerosis is a chronic sclerotic disease which causes diffuse, increased deposition of extracellular matrix in connective tissue with vascular abnormalities, resulting in tissue hypoxia.
Cardoso, Álvaro Bezerra   +5 more
core  

Recent Advances in Localized Scleroderma

open access: yesSclerosis
Localized scleroderma (LSc), or morphea, is an autoimmune connective tissue disease causing inflammation and fibrosis of the skin and underlying tissues. While distinct from systemic sclerosis, its clinical presentation is highly diverse.
Toshiya Takahashi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reliability of LoSCAT score for activity and tissue damage assessment in a large cohort of patients with Juvenile Localized Scleroderma

open access: yesPediatric Rheumatology Online Journal, 2018
Objectives To assess reliability of the two indexes of Localized Scleroderma Cutaneous Assessment Tool (LoSCAT), the modified Localized Scleroderma Skin Severity Index (mLoSSI) and the Localized Scleroderma Skin Damage Index (LoSDI), when applied by ...
Anna Agazzi   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clinical pattern of systemic sclerosis in Central Ukraine. Association between clinical manifestations of systemic sclerosis and hypertension [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Objectives: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare disease of connective tissue, manifestations of which may vary in different geographical areas. We aimed to describe the clinical portrait of patients with SSc in Dnipropetrovsk region and to investigate how
Kuryata, O., Lysunets, T., Semenov, V.
core   +1 more source

Parry-Romberg Syndrome Associated with Localized Scleroderma

open access: yesCase Reports in Neurology, 2010
Parry-Romberg syndrome is a rare neurocutaneous disorder of unknown origin. It is characterized by progressive facial hemiatrophy and frequently overlaps with a condition known as linear scleroderma ‘en coup de sabre’.
Jelena Maletic   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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