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Researcher and patient experiences of co-presenting research to people living with systemic sclerosis at a patient conference: content analysis of interviews

open access: yesResearch Involvement and Engagement
Background Patient engagement in research is important to ensure research questions address problems important to patients, that research is designed in a way that can effectively answer those questions, and that findings are applicable, relevant, and ...
Amanda Wurz   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

Celiac disease screening in patients with scleroderma

open access: yesArquivos de Gastroenterologia, 2011
Both celiac disease and scleroderma have autoimmune etiology and affect the bowel causing diarrhea. As an association of autoimmune disease in a single individual is not rare, it is important to know if a patient with scleroderma may also have celiac ...
Renato Nisihara   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Challenges in management of a patient with oropharyngeal carcinoma and scleroderma

open access: yesOtolaryngology Case Reports, 2020
Objective: To discuss some of the challenges that can arise in the treatment of patients with oropharyngeal carcinoma and scleroderma, by presenting an illustrative case.
Nicole C. Schmitt   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Connective tissue disease related interstitial lung diseases and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: provisional core sets of domains and instruments for use in clinical trials [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Rationale Clinical trial design in interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) has been hampered by lack of consensus on appropriate outcome measures for reliably assessing treatment response.
Antoniou, K   +40 more
core   +1 more source

Retractions in Rheumatology: Trends, Causes, and Implications for Research Integrity

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We aimed to describe the trends and main reasons for study retraction in rheumatology literature. Methods We reviewed the Retraction Watch database to identify retracted articles in rheumatology. We recorded the main study characteristics, authors’ countries, reasons for retraction, time from publication to retraction, and trends over time ...
Anna Maria Vettori, Michele Iudici
wiley   +1 more source

Formyl Peptide Receptor 2 Activation Ameliorates Dermal Fibrosis and Inflammation in Bleomycin-Induced Scleroderma

open access: yesFrontiers in Immunology, 2019
Systemic sclerosis is a profibrotic autoimmune disease mediated by the dysregulation of extracellular matrix synthesis. Formyl peptide receptor 2 (Fpr2) is a G protein-coupled receptor that modulates inflammation and host defense by regulating the ...
Gyu Tae Park   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

A national registry for juvenile dermatomyositis and other paediatric idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: 10 years' experience; the Juvenile Dermatomyositis National (UK and Ireland) Cohort Biomarker Study and Repository for Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Objectives: The paediatric idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) are a group of rare chronic inflammatory disorders of childhood, affecting muscle, skin and other organs.
Bohan   +50 more
core   +1 more source

Distinct Effects of Complement C4A and C4B Copy Numbers in Systemic Sclerosis Serological and Clinical Subtypes

open access: yesArthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objective Complement component 4 (C4), encoded by C4A and C4B within the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) on chromosome 6, regulates the immune response and clears immune complexes. The variable copy number (CN) of C4 genes and retroviral human endogenous retrovirus K (HERV‐K) element influence its function.
Javier Martínez‐López   +156 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cultural adaptation and validation of the scleroderma health assessment questionnaire into Arabic language

open access: yesEgyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, 2023
Background Systemic sclerosis is an autoimmune multisystem disorder which affects the patients’ physical and psychological functioning. Scleroderma health assessment questionnaire used to measure physical disability in systemic sclerosis patients.
Samah Mahmoud Alian   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A case of scleroderma-like lesions as a cutaneous manifestation of carcinoid syndrome

open access: yesCurrent Problems in Cancer: Case Reports, 2022
Scleroderma-like lesions are a rare sign of carcinoid syndrome which have been associated with poor prognosis. They differ from systemic sclerosis by involving preferentially the skin in the lower limbs, lacking Raynaud's phenomenon and having no ...
João Boavida Ferreira   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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