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Refractory scleroderma renal crisis precipitated after high-dose oral corticosteroids and concurrent intravitreal injection of bevacizumab

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2020
Scleroderma renal crisis is a serious complication that can develop in certain patients with systemic sclerosis. Some risks have been identified as potential triggers of scleroderma renal crisis, including the high-dose oral corticosteroids.
Ramy M Hanna, Lama Abdelnour, Jonathan E Zuckerman, Antoney J Ferrey, Alex Pai, Kambiz Vahabzadeh, James Wilson, Everado A Torres, Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, Ira B Kurtz   +9 more
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Gastrointestinal symptoms and motility disorders in patients with systemic scleroderma

BMC Gastroenterology, 2008
Background Studies on gastrointestinal symptoms, dysfunctions, and neurological disorders in systemic scleroderma are lacking so far. Methods Thirty-eight scleroderma patients (34 limited, 4 diffuse), 60 healthy controls and 68 dyspeptic controls were ...
Palasciano Giuseppe, Lapadula Giovanni, Wang David QH, Berardino Massimo, Covelli Michele, Di Ciaula Agostino, Portincasa Piero   +6 more
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Predictors of Longitudinal Quality of Life in Juvenile Localized Scleroderma

Arthritis care & research, 2016
Localized scleroderma can negatively affect children's quality of life (QoL), but predictors of impact have not been well described. We sought to identify predictors of QoL impact in juvenile localized scleroderma patients.
K. Ardalan, C. Zigler, K. Torok
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Plant pests influence the movement of plant‐fixed carbon and fungal‐acquired nutrients through arbuscular mycorrhizal networks

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Plants typically interact with multiple, co‐occurring symbionts, including arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi which can form networks, connecting neighbouring plants. A characteristic aspect of the mycorrhizal symbiosis is the bidirectional exchange of nutrients between ...
E. Magkourilou, E. K. Durant, C. A. Bell, T. J. Daniell, P. E. Urwin, K. J. Field   +5 more
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Effects and safety of rituximab in systemic sclerosis: an analysis from the European Scleroderma Trial and Research (EUSTAR) group

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 2014
Objectives To assess the effects of Rituximab (RTX) on skin and lung fibrosis in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) belonging to the European Scleroderma Trial and Research (EUSTAR) cohort and using a nested case-control design.
S. Jordan, J. Distler, B. Maurer, D. Huscher, J. V. van Laar, Y. Allanore, O. Distler   +6 more
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Association of the Autoimmune Disease Scleroderma with an Immunologic Response to Cancer

Science, 2014
Cancer Immunosurveillance Gone Bad? A subset of patients who develop scleroderma, a debilitating autoimmune disease, have an elevated risk of developing cancer. These patients harbor autoantibodies to RPC1, an RNA polymerase subunit encoded by the POLR3A
Christine G. Joseph, E. Darrah, Ami A. Shah, A. Skora, L. Casciola-Rosen, F. Wigley, F. Boin, A. Fava, C. Thoburn, Isaac Kinde, Y. Jiao, N. Papadopoulos, K. Kinzler, B. Vogelstein, A. Rosen   +14 more
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A Guide to Screening for Autoimmune Diseases in Patients With Vulvar Lichen Sclerosus

Australasian Journal of Dermatology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACTBackgroundThe aetiology of vulvar lichen sclerosus (VLS) remains unknown. However, there is evidence that in addition to a genetic predisposition, autoimmunity contributes to the pathogenesis.ObjectivesThe objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of autoimmune disease and positive autoantibody serology in patients with VLS ...
Annabel Guttentag, Marlene Wijaya, Gayle O. Fischer, Angela Lee, Ken Liu, Rebecca Bronwyn Saunderson   +5 more
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Mechanistic and clinical insights at the scleroderma-cancer interface

Journal of Scleroderma and Related Disorders, 2017
Emerging data suggest tantalizing links between cancer and systemic inflammatory rheumatic syndromes. In scleroderma, patients may have an increased risk of cancer, secondary to chronic inflammation and damage from the disease, malignant transformation ...
Ami A. Shah, L. Casciola-Rosen
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Familial Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia Occurs Early in Daughters With Affected Mothers: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature

Australasian Journal of Dermatology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA) is a form of cicatricial alopecia that is being increasingly diagnosed in recent years. It predominantly affects post‐menopausal women of various ethnic backgrounds, but cases have also been reported in pre‐menopausal women and rarely in men.
Adrienne Oxenham, Annabel Stevenson
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The Potential Role of Butyrate in the Pathogenesis and Treatment of Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases

Biomedicines
The gut microbiota is a complex ecosystem of microorganisms residing in the human gastrointestinal tract, playing a crucial role in various biological processes and overall health maintenance.
Carmela Coccia, Francesco Bonomi, Anna Lo Cricchio, Edda Russo, Silvia Peretti, Giulia Bandini, Gemma Lepri, Francesca Bartoli, Alberto Moggi-Pignone, Serena Guiducci, Francesco Del Galdo, Daniel E. Furst, Marco Matucci Cerinic, Silvia Bellando-Randone   +13 more
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