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Scleroderma and scleroderma-like syndromes

Frontiers in Immunology
Systemic sclerosis is a systemic connective tissue disease whose main pathophysiological mechanism is a progressive fibrosis of internal organs and skin leading to thickening and induration. Blood vessels may also be involved.
Katarzyna Romanowska-Próchnicka, Martyna Dziewit, Aleksandra Lesiak, Adam Reich, Marzena Olesińska   +4 more
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Central retinal vein occlusion: A patient with systemic sclerosis [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2016
Introduction. Scleroderma (systemic sclerosis) is a severe chronic connective tissue disease, which results in involvement of numerous internal organs.
Karadžić Jelena, Radosavljević Aleksandra, Kovačević Igor   +2 more
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SCLERODERMA NEPHROPATHY: UNSOLVED PROBLEMS

Juvenis Scientia, 2021
Kidney injury is a common pathology in the group of patients with systemic sclerosis. At least half of the patients show histological signs of it. Acute condition is known as scleroderma renal crisis.
I. E. Bulavko, E. V. Timofeev, K. J. U. Alkak, V. A. Isakov   +3 more
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Brief Report: Smoking in Systemic Sclerosis: A Longitudinal European Scleroderma Trials and Research Group Study

Arthritis & Rheumatology, 2018
Data on the role of tobacco exposure in systemic sclerosis (SSc; scleroderma) severity and progression are scarce. We aimed to assess the effects of smoking on the evolution of pulmonary and skin manifestations, based on the European Scleroderma Trials ...
V. Jaeger, G. Valentini, E. Hachulla, F. Cozzi, O. Distler, P. Airó, L. Czirják, Y. Allanore, E. Siegert, E. Rosato, M. Matucci-Cerinic, C. Caimmi, J. Henes, P. Carreira, V. Smith, F. del Galdo, C. Denton, S. Ullman, E. De Langhe, V. Riccieri, J. Alegre-Sancho, S. Rednic, U. Müller-Ladner, U. Walker   +23 more
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Intravenous iloprost in the combination therapy of vascular disorders in patients with systemic connective tissue diseases

Современная ревматология, 2013
Systemic connective tissue diseases, systemic scleroderma in particular, constitute a group of diseases in which vascular disorders underlying diverse clinical manifestations are one of the pathogenetic components.
Aleksandr Vitalyevich Volkov, N N Yudkina   +1 more
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Immunologic and nonimmunologic sclerodermal skin conditions - review

Frontiers in Immunology, 2023
Scleroderma-like cutaneous lesions have been found in many pathological conditions and they have the clinical appearance of sclerotic or scleroatrophic lesions.
Carmen Bobeica, Elena Niculet, Elena Niculet, Mihaela Craescu, Mihaela Craescu, Elena-Laura Parapiru, Andreea Mioara Corduneanu-Luca, Mihaela Debita, Ana Maria Pelin, Carmen Tiutiuca, Claudiu Ionut Vasile, Alin Codrut Nicolescu, Magdalena Miulescu, Gabriela Balan, Gabriela Balan, Alin Laurentiu Tatu, Alin Laurentiu Tatu, Alin Laurentiu Tatu   +17 more
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A Systems-Theoretical Formalization of Closed Systems [PDF]

arXiv, 2023
There is a lack of formalism for some key foundational concepts in systems engineering. One of the most recently acknowledged deficits is the inadequacy of systems engineering practices for engineering intelligent systems. In our previous works, we proposed that closed systems precepts could be used to accomplish a required paradigm shift for the ...
arxiv  

Expert Perspective: Diagnostic Approach to Differentiating Juvenile Dermatomyositis From Muscular Dystrophy

Arthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Clinical tools that can aid in the diagnostic differentiation of juvenile dermatomyositis from muscular dystrophy.
Jacqueline A. Madison, Sean P. Ferris, Marianne Kerski, Grace Hile, Sophia Matossian, Cara Komisar, Peter J. Strouse, Elizabeth Ames, Erin Neil Knierbein, Jessica L. Turnier   +9 more
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Docetaxel-Induced Systemic Sclerosis with Internal Organ Involvement Masquerading as Congestive Heart Failure

Case Reports in Immunology, 2017
Systemic sclerosis, or scleroderma, is a complex medical disorder characterized by limited or diffuse skin thickening with frequent involvement of internal organs such as lungs, gastrointestinal tract, or kidneys.
Bumsoo Park, Raghavendra C. Vemulapalli, Amit Gupta, Maria E. Shreve, Della A. Rees   +4 more
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Uncommon skeletal findings in systemic sclerosis (scleroderma)

South African Journal of Radiology, 2002
Scleroderma or progressive systemic sclerosis is a diffuse disease characterised by excessive deposition of collagen and small-vessel arteritis. Systemic sclerosis is divided into two groups. 1.
Betsie van der Walt, Irma van de Werke, Zarina Lockhat   +2 more
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