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European Medical Journal Rheumatology, 2020 Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a complex autoimmune rheumatic disease that is characterised by widespread skin and internal organ fibrosis, immune system dysregulation, and vasculopathy.
Michael Hughes +3 more
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Indian Journal of Dental Research, 2007 Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma) is a rare generalized disorder of connective tissue origin. This condition is predominantly a clinical diagnosis, based on the clinical signs and symptoms.
Ahathya R, Deepalakshmi D, Emmadi Pamela
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Diagnostics, 2023 Determination of salivary flow rate and oral status in patients with primary Sjögren’s Syndrome (pSS) and diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis (dcSSc) and comparison with control subjects.
Ana Glavina +6 more
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Is Th17-Targeted Therapy Effective in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus?
Current Issues in Molecular Biology, 2023 Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease with a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations. The proposed pathophysiological hypotheses of SLE are numerous, involving both innate and adaptive abnormal immune responses.
Marin Petrić, Mislav Radić
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The Lancet, 2023 Systemic sclerosis, also known as scleroderma, is a rare and complex autoimmune connective-tissue disease. Once considered an untreatable and unpredictable condition, research advancements have improved our understanding of its disease pathogenesis and clinical phenotypes and expanded our treatment armamentarium.
Volkmann, Elizabeth R +2 more
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Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 2015 Systemic sclerosis is a complex autoimmune disease characterized by a chronic and frequently progressive course and by extensive patient-to-patient variability. Like other autoimmune diseases, systemic sclerosis occurs more frequently in women, with a peak of onset in the fifth decade of life.
Yannick, Allanore +6 more
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The burden of systemic sclerosis in Switzerland – the Swiss systemic sclerosis EUSTAR cohort
Swiss Medical Weekly, 2021 OBJECTIVES Characteristics of Swiss patients with systemic sclerosis have not been described so far. The aim of the current study was to identify unmet needs in comparison with other European countries that could inform specific interventions
Jasmin Hernández +23 more
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Systemic sclerosis and risk of bronchiectasis: a nationwide longitudinal cohort study
Arthritis Research & Therapy, 2023 Background The association between systemic sclerosis and the development of bronchiectasis is unclear. This study aimed to compare the risk of bronchiectasis between individuals with systemic sclerosis and those without using a nationwide longitudinal ...
Bumhee Yang +11 more
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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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Living with Systemic Sclerosis: A Patient and Physician Perspective
Rheumatology and Therapy, 2023 The fears associated with being diagnosed with a disease unfamiliar to many, systemic sclerosis, is described by a patient living with systemic sclerosis.
Arissa Young +2 more
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