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Definitions, 2020 A chronic disorder, possibly autoimmune, marked by excessive production of collagen which results in hardening and thickening of body tissues. Localized scleroderma typically affects the skin, with formation of patches or lines of thick and unyielding ...
C. Bangert, Andrew Kim, Heidi Jacobe
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The lens as a model for fibrotic disease [PDF]
, 2011 Fibrosis affects multiple organs and is associated with hyperproliferation, cell transdifferentiation, matrix modification and contraction. It is therefore essential to discover the key drivers of fibrotic events, which in turn will facilitate the ...
Dawes, LJ, Eldred, JA, Wormstone, IM
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SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2021 The en coup de sabre variant of linear scleroderma typically occurs in children. We report a unique case of adult-onset en coup de sabre scleroderma in a patient with linear localized scleroderma profunda.
Roxana Mititelu +3 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. +4 more
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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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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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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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Nailfold capillaroscopy in children and adolescents with rheumatic diseases [PDF]
, 2012 OBJECTIVE: To assess nailfold capillaroscopy in children and adolescents with autoimmune rheumatic diseases (juvenile idiopathic arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, juvenile dermatomyositis, scleroderma and mixed connective tissue disease) and ...
Hilário, Maria Odete Esteves +3 more
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Histological Changes of Linear Scleroderma “en Coup de Sabre”
Львівський клінічний вісник, 2014 Introduction. Scleroderma is a chronic disease of unknown aetiology characterized by skin fibrosis and is divided into two clinical entities: localized scleroderma and systemic sclerosis.
Matoshvili M. +3 more
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Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 2020 Paediatric localized scleroderma is a severe inflammatory disorder associated with tissue atrophy, often leading to disability. Assessing disease activity and response to treatment has always been challenging and remains an important difficulty in ...
L. Weibel +7 more
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