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Localized scleroderma: A rare clinical entity
Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology, 2014 Localized Scleroderma (LS), which is also referred to as morphea, is an inflammatory disease that leads to diffuse or localized fibrotic and atrophic skin hardening.
Ranjana Garg +2 more
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Persistent Vascular Collagen Accumulation Alters Hemodynamic Recovery from Chronic Hypoxia [PDF]
, 2012 Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is caused by narrowing and stiffening of the pulmonary arteries that increase pulmonary vascular impedance (PVZ). In particular, small arteries narrow and large arteries stiffen. Large pulmonary artery (PA) stiffness
Chesler, Naomi C. +5 more
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Zdorovʹe Rebenka, 2019 Among rheumatic diseases in children, a special place belongs to juvenile localized scleroderma, which is highlighted as a separate form in the structure of scleroderma diseases and is characterized by: the onset of the disease up to 16 years, skin ...
L.F. Bogmat, V.V. Nikonova
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Fat graft and platelet-rich plasma treatment for localized facial scleroderma
Turkish Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2021 Scleroderma is an autoimmune disorder characterized by hardening of the skin on the hands, arms, and face. Immunosuppressors, vasodilators, and physiotherapy are among the treatments for scleroderma. Although these treatments can improve quality of life,
Ali Gokkaya +5 more
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Protein kinase Cδ and c-Abl kinase are required for transforming growth factor β induction of endothelial-mesenchymal transition in vitro. [PDF]
, 2011 OBJECTIVE: The origin of the mesenchymal cells responsible for the intimal fibrosis in systemic sclerosis (SSc) has not been fully identified. The present study was undertaken to investigate whether subendothelial mesenchymal cells may emerge through ...
Jimenez, Sergio A., Li, zhaodong
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Localized Scleroderma, Systemic Sclerosis and Cardiovascular Risk: A Danish Nationwide Cohort Study
Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 2017 Recent findings indicate that patients with systemic sclerosis have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. To determine whether patients with systemic sclerosis or localized scleroderma are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease, a cohort ...
Jeanette Halskou Hesselvig +5 more
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Quality of Life and Optimism in Patients with Morphea [PDF]
, 2013 Despite extensive knowledge about quality of life of people suffering from dermatological diseases, data on patients with morphea are scarce. The aim of our study was to compare the quality of life of healthy controls and morphea patients, as well as to ...
Aleksandra Dańczak-Pazdrowska +5 more
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Modern methods of a localized scleroderma diagnostics [PDF]
Саратовский научно-медицинский журнал, 2016 Localized scleroderma (LS) is a disease that is characterized by the appearance of inflammatory, sclerotic and/or atrophic changes in the affected areas of the skin and underlying tissues.
Moiseyev А.А., Utz S.R.
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Alʹmanah Kliničeskoj Mediciny, 2016 Background: Scleroderma is an autoimmune disease with progressing lesions of connective tissue where fibrosclerotic and vascular disturbances prevail.
O. A. Fomina +2 more
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Linear scleroderma as a rare cause of enophthalmos: a case report [PDF]
, 2007 Introduction Enophthalmos is an important physical sign which can be easily missed. Case presentation A 64-year old female presented with painless and progressive shrinking of her right eye. Visual acuity was 6/6 in both eyes.
Bertie S Fernando +9 more
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