Arthritis Research & Therapy, 2021 Highlights • Male sex, cardiac involvement, DLCO 5 mg/l are strong predictors of mortality in systemic sclerosis. • This study shows the survival of subtypes and in particular sine scleroderma. • Sine scleroderma subtype has better survival than diffuse
Sébastien De Almeida Chaves +13 more
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Oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of systemic scleroderma: An overview [PDF]
, 2018 Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare disorder of the connective tissue characterized by fibrosis of the skin, skeletal muscles and visceral organs. Additional manifestations include activation of the immune system and vascular injury. SSc causes disability
Gambardella, Lucrezia +5 more
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Bilateral zonular dehiscence during cataract surgery in a patient with systemic sclerosis
American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2023 Purpose: Systemic sclerosis, also known as scleroderma, is a rare and chronic autoimmune connective disorder that affects most organs. While clinical findings of scleroderma patients in the context of the eye have been described to include lid fibrosis ...
Teresa E. Fowler +4 more
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Lung ultrasound in systemic sclerosis: correlation with high-resolution computed tomography, pulmonary function tests and clinical variables of disease [PDF]
, 2015 Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a hallmark of systemic sclerosis (SSc). Although high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) is the gold standard to diagnose ILD, recently lung ultrasound (LUS) has emerged in SSc patients as a new promising technique ...
Amoroso, Antonio +8 more
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Prognostic Factors of Renal Involvement in Systemic Sclerosis [PDF]
, 2018 Background/Aims: Renal involvement is common in systemic sclerosis (SSc), including asymptomatic reduction of glomerular filtration rate (GFR), increased renal resistance indices, scleroderma renal crisis (SRC) and ANCA-associated vasculitis. The aim was
Barbano, Biagio +5 more
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Scleroderma with Nodular Scleroderma
Case Reports in Dermatology, 2016 Background: Nodular scleroderma is a rare variant of scleroderma which can occur in connection with systemic sclerosis or morphea. A biopsy from the lesion can demonstrate the scleroderma pattern, i.e., keloid pattern or mixed type.
Chutika Srisuttiyakorn +1 more
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Cerebral infarction caused by systemic sclerosis: a case report
Journal of International Medical Research, 2021 Systemic sclerosis, also known as scleroderma, is a rare multisystem autoimmune disease characterized by vascular lesions caused by collagen deposition in the skin and viscera and damage to the endothelium.
Qingqing Wang +3 more
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A prospective observational study of mycophenolate mofetil treatment in progressive diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis of recent onset. [PDF]
, 2012 OBJECTIVE: A prospective observational study of mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) treatment in patients with diffuse progressive cutaneous systemic sclerosis (SSc) of recent onset.
Jimenez, Sergio A. +3 more
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Early nurturing experiences, self-compassion, hyperarousal and scleroderma the way we relate to ourselves may determine disease progression [PDF]
, 2016 <p>Scleroderma is a rare, painful and complex autoimmune connective tissue disease that can lead to death. The physiology of symptom onset and progression and the psychological aspects of living with this chronic disease have been studied fairly ...
Hicks, Richard E., Kearney, Karen
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Calcinosis circumscripta of the breasts: The deeper meaning
South African Journal of Radiology, 2023 Calcinosis circumscripta involving the breasts usually hints at an underlying systemic cause, most commonly connective tissue disorders such as scleroderma or dermatomyositis.
Tanusha Sewchuran, Joel M. Kabeya
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