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Antinuclear Antibodies in Localized Scleroderma [PDF]

Arthritis & Rheumatism, 1983
AbstractWhen HeLa cells were used as the substrate for detection by the indirect immunofluorescence method, antinuclear antibodies were demonstrated in 16 of 22 (72.7%) sera from patients with localized scleroderma. When mouse kidney sections were used, the positive rate for antinuclear antibodies was 50% (11 of 22).
Yasuharu Nakabayashi, Yasuoki Moroi, Kazuhiko Takehara, Yasumasa Ishibashi   +3 more
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Assessment of tissue fibrosis in skin biopsies from patients with systemic sclerosis employing confocal laser scanning microscopy: an objective outcome measure for clinical trials? [PDF]

, 2010
OBJECTIVES: To obtain an objective, unbiased assessment of skin fibrosis in patients with SSc for use in clinical trials of SSc disease-modifying therapeutics.
Busquets, Joanna, Del Galdo, Francesco, Jimenez, Sergio A., Kissin, Eugene Y.   +3 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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Elevated expression of type VII collagen in the skin of patients with systemic sclerosis. Regulation by transforming growth factor-beta. [PDF]

, 1994
A hallmark of systemic sclerosis (SSc) is the development of tissue fibrosis. Excessive production of several connective tissue components normally present in the dermis, including type I, III, V, and VI collagens as well as fibronectin and proteoglycans,
Christiano, Angela M., Iozzo, Renato V., Jimenez, Sergio A., Rudnicka, Lidia, Uitto, Jouni, Varga, John   +5 more
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Immunochip analysis identifies multiple susceptibility loci for systemic sclerosis [PDF]

, 2014
In this study, 1,833 systemic sclerosis (SSc) cases and 3,466 controls were genotyped with the Immunochip array. Classical alleles, amino acid residues, and SNPs across the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) region were imputed and tested.
, Airó, Paolo, Alarcón-Riquelme, Marta, AlKassab, Firas, Arnett, Frank C., Assassi, Shervin, Baron, Murray, Beretta, Lorenzo, Bossini-Castillo, Lara, Broen, Jasper, Brown, Matthew, Carmona, Francisco David, Carreira, Patricia, Castellví, Iván, Chen, Wei V., Denton, Christopher, Distler, Jörg H.W., Docherty, Peter, Fessler, Barri J., Fonseca, Carmen, Frech, Tracy M., Furst, Daniel E., González-Gay, Miguel Ángel, Gorlova, Olga, Gregersen, Peter K., Guerra, Sandra, Herrick, Ariane, Hesselstrand, Roger, Hinchcliff, Monique E., Hudson, Marie, Hummers, Laura K., Hunzelmann, Nicolas, Jones, Henry Niall, Kaminska, Elzbieta, Khalidi, Nader, Khanna, Dinesh, Koeleman, Bobby P., Kreuter, Alexander, Lafyatis, Robert A., Lee, Annette T., Lunardi, Claudio, López-Isac, Elena, Markland, Janet, Martin, Javier, Martin, José Ezequiel, Mayes, Maureen D., Molitor, Jerry A., Nordin, Annika, Ochoa, Eguzkine, Padyukov, Leonid, Phillips, Kristin, Pope, Janet E., Radstake, Timothy R.D.J., Reveille, John D., Riemekasten, Gabriela, Robinson, David, Schiopu, Elena, Schuerwegh, Annemie J., Segal, Barbara M., Shiels, Paul, Silver, Richard M., Simeón, Carmen Pilar, Simms, Robert W., Steen, Virginia D., Tan, Filemon K., Teruel, María, van Laar, Jacob M., Varga, John, Voskuyl, Alexandre E., Wigley, Fredrick M., Wijmenga, Cisca, Witte, Torsten, Worthington, Jane, Ying, Jun, Zhernakova, Alexandra, Zhou, Xiaodong   +75 more
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Eosinophilic fasciitis (Shulman's disease): review and comparative evaluation of seven patients. [PDF]

, 2019
OBJECTIVES: Eosinophilic fasciitis (EF) was described in 1974 by Shulman as a rare fibrosing connective tissue disease of unknown etiology. An undetermined trigger is thought to lead to the degranulation of eosinophils that interact with fibroblasts and
Cimbron, M, Farinha, F, Mendonça, T, Urzal, J   +3 more
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The Plastic Surgery for Localized Scleroderma: Progress in Diagnosis and Treatment and Opinions from Peking Union Medical College Hospital

Xiehe Yixue Zazhi, 2022
Localized scleroderma is a rare auto-immune disorder characterized by inflammation and fibrosis of the skin and subcutaneous fat in the affected area, leaving aesthetic impairment to the patients.Such patients often seek plastic surgery for the treatment.
WANG Chenyu, LONG Xiao, ZENG Ang, HUANG Jiuzuo, WANG Xiaojun   +4 more
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Surgical Management of Localized Scleroderma [PDF]

Archives of Craniofacial Surgery, 2017
Localized scleroderma is characterized by a thickening of the skin from excessive collagen deposits. It is not a fatal disease, but quality of life can be adversely affected due to changes in skin appearance, joint contractures, and, rarely, serious deformities of the face and extremities.
Jae Hyun Lee, Soo Yeon Lim, Jang Hyun Lee, Hee Chang Ahn   +3 more
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Localized scleroderma en coup de sabre in the Neurology Clinic [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Localized scleroderma en coup de sabre (LScs) is a form of localized scleroderma thought to be an autoimmune disorder. Central nervous system involvement is not rare and neurological manifestations include seizures, focal neurological ...
Cerqueira, João José, Fernandes, João Soares, Lourenço, Esmeralda, Macedo, Cristiana, Maré, Ricardo, Pereira, João, Pinho, João, Rocha, João, Sousa, Filipa   +8 more
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Scleroderma and dentistry: Two case reports [PDF]

, 2016
© 2016 The Author(s).Background: Scleroderma is a chronic connective tissue disorder with unknown etiology. It is characterized by excessive deposition of extracellular matrix in the connective tissues causing vascular disturbances which can result in ...
Bornstein, Michael M., Dixit, Shantanu, Kalkur, Chaithra, Melton, Fred, Sattur, Atul P.   +4 more
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