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How I explore ... the skin functional involvement in scleroderma [PDF]
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
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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
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Prognostic impact of coronary microcirculation abnormalities in systemic sclerosis: a prospective study to evaluate the role of non-invasive tests [PDF]
INTRODUCTION: Microcirculation dysfunction is a typical feature of systemic sclerosis (SSc) and represents the earliest abnormality of primary myocardial involvement.
CAULI, ALBERTO +9 more
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A Patient with Localized Scleroderma Successfully Treated with Etretinate
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
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Parry-Romberg syndrome: A case with a possible association with lyme disease [PDF]
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
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Oral complaints in progressive systemic sclerosis : two cases report [PDF]
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
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Recent Advances in Localized Scleroderma
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
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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
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Clinical pattern of systemic sclerosis in Central Ukraine. Association between clinical manifestations of systemic sclerosis and hypertension [PDF]
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.
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Parry-Romberg Syndrome Associated with Localized Scleroderma
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
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