Results 21 to 30 of about 2,393 (163)
Clinical periodontal diagnosis
Abstract Periodontal diseases include pathological conditions elicited by the presence of bacterial biofilms leading to a host response. In the diagnostic process, clinical signs such as bleeding on probing, development of periodontal pockets and gingival recessions, furcation involvement and presence of radiographic bone loss should be assessed prior ...
Giovanni E. Salvi +5 more
wiley +1 more source
Capillary regeneration in scleroderma: stem cell therapy reverses phenotype? [PDF]
Scleroderma is an autoimmune disease with a characteristic vascular pathology. The vasculopathy associated with scleroderma is one of the major contributors to the clinical manifestations of the disease.We used immunohistochemical and mRNA in situ ...
Jo N Fleming +12 more
doaj +1 more source
A 72-year-old man with diabetes-associated scleredema is presented. The patient had a long history of diabetes mellitus that had been difficult to control with complications of retinopathy, nephropathy, and arteriosclerosis leading to myocardial infarcts and stroke.
openaire +4 more sources
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors and Scleroderma: Data from the European Pharmacovigilance Database
Background Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) can be commonly associated with the occurrence of immune-related adverse drug reactions (irADRs), which can involve any tissue and organ.
Maria Maddalena Nicoletti +8 more
doaj +1 more source
Targeting CD38-dependent NAD+ metabolism to mitigate multiple organ fibrosis
Summary: The processes underlying synchronous multiple organ fibrosis in systemic sclerosis (SSc) remain poorly understood. Age-related pathologies are associated with organismal decline in nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) that is due to ...
Bo Shi +20 more
doaj +1 more source
The localized scleroderma (morphea) is the clinical option of the juvenile scleroderma, the third in prevalence rheumatic condition in pediatrics. The article summarizes all the data on the classification, diagnostics, and differential diagnosis of ...
Rinat K. Raupov +2 more
doaj +1 more source
Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis in a patient with diffuse scleroderma
Scleroderma is a multiorgan connective tissue disease characterized by autoantibody production and fibroproliferative stenosis of the microvasculature. The development of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis in patients with ...
B N Shiva Prasad, H A Karthik Urala
doaj +1 more source
Objective Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) use in limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis (lcSSc) is relatively uncommon because of the lower fibrotic burden and the predominance of vascular complications. In vitro observations and clinical data from transplanted patients suggest a protective effect of MMF on endothelial function.
Enrico De Lorenzis +77 more
wiley +1 more source
Background Autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AHSCT) is more effective than conventional immunosuppressive therapies (CIT) in improving the outcome of patients with rapidly progressive diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis (dcSSc).
Nicoletta Del Papa +13 more
doaj +1 more source
Systemic sclerosis is considered a disease dominated by a “loss of angiogenesis”, although in its early phases evidence indicates a disturbed angiogenic response only.
Marco Matucci-Cerinic +7 more
doaj +1 more source

