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Oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of systemic scleroderma: An overview [PDF]

, 2018
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare disorder of the connective tissue characterized by fibrosis of the skin, skeletal muscles and visceral organs. Additional manifestations include activation of the immune system and vascular injury. SSc causes disability
Gambardella, Lucrezia, Giovannetti, Antonello, Malorni, Walter, Pietraforte, Donatella, Straface, Elisabetta, Vona, Rosa   +5 more
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Spinal anesthesia for cesarean section in a patient with systemic sclerosis associated interstitial lung disease: a case report [PDF]

Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2016
Systemic sclerosis or scleroderma is a rare autoimmune disorder characterized by excessive fibrosis and, vasculopathy, with multiorgan involvement. Anesthetic considerations in patients with systemic sclerosis must take into account the degree of organ ...
Guie Yong Lee, Sooyoung Cho
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Systemic Sclerosis and Cancer [PDF]

International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology, 2009
To review recent advances and current controversies on the association between systemic sclerosis (SSc) and cancer, PUBMED was searched from 1966 to the present using the terms: systemic sclerosis, cancer, morphoea, sclerotic diseases. Malignancies, mainly in lung and breast, coexist with idiopathic SSc or with SSc-like disorders, but not with ...
Laura Belloli, Luisa Conciato, Marco Massarotti, Bianca Marasini   +3 more
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The prevalence of median neuropathy at wrist in systemic sclerosis patients at Srinagarind Hospital

Journal of the Scientific Society, 2015
Objectives: To determine the prevalence and factor related with median neuropathy at wrist (MNW) in systemic sclerosis patients. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Srinagarind Hospital, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
Thanaporn Nimitbancha, Patpiya Sirasaporn, Pattra Wattanapan, Chingching Foocharoen   +3 more
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A prospective observational study of mycophenolate mofetil treatment in progressive diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis of recent onset. [PDF]

, 2012
OBJECTIVE: A prospective observational study of mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) treatment in patients with diffuse progressive cutaneous systemic sclerosis (SSc) of recent onset.
Jimenez, Sergio A., Lee, MD, Jason B., Mendoza, MD, Fabian A., Nagle, Sarah J.   +3 more
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Predictors of fatigue severity in early systemic sclerosis: a prospective longitudinal study of the GENISOS cohort. [PDF]

, 2011
ObjectivesLongitudinal studies examining the baseline predictors of fatigue in SSc have not been reported. Our objectives were to examine the course of fatigue severity over time and to identify baseline clinical, demographic, and psychosocial predictors
Assassi, Shervin, Fischbach, Michael, GENISOS Study Group, Gonzalez, Emilio B, Leyva, Astrud L, Mayes, Maureen D, McNearney, Terry A, Nair, Deepthi K, Nguyen, Ngan, Reveille, John D, Sharif, Roozbeh   +10 more
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Lung ultrasound in systemic sclerosis: correlation with high-resolution computed tomography, pulmonary function tests and clinical variables of disease [PDF]

, 2015
Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a hallmark of systemic sclerosis (SSc). Although high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) is the gold standard to diagnose ILD, recently lung ultrasound (LUS) has emerged in SSc patients as a new promising technique ...
Amoroso, Antonio, Barbano, Biagio, Barilaro, Giuseppe, Gigante, Antonietta, Giovannetti, Antonello, Lucci, Silvio, Quarta, Silvia, Rosato, Edoardo, ROSSI FANELLI, Filippo   +8 more
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Review article: pathogenesis and clinical manifestations of gastrointestinal involvement in systemic sclerosis. [PDF]

, 2017
BACKGROUND: Gastrointestinal tract (GIT) involvement is a common cause of debilitating symptoms in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). There are no disease modifying therapies for this condition and the treatment remains symptomatic, largely owing to
Abraham, Assandri, Assassi, Auluck, Bacher, Baron, Baron, Bodukam, Cavazzana, Chizzolini, Chizzolini, Ciechomska, Clark, Cohen, Colina, Crowell, Denton, Denton, Derk, Derynck, Emmanuel, Frech, Fynne, Gabrielli, Goldblatt, Gregersen, Gu, Hartleb, Heyt, Hinz, Hu, Hudson, Hung, Ingraham, Jimenez, Johnson, Jung, Kaburaki, Kaneko, Khanna, Khanna, Koh, Krause, Kumar, Luciano, Malandrini, Manetti, Manetti, Manetti, Marie, Marie, Marie, Marie, Marie, Matucci-Cerinic, Maurer, Miao, Milette, Murray-Lyon, Nagaraja, O'Reilly, O'Reilly, Omair, Parker, Parodi, Pattanaik, Peng, Piasecki, Poelman, Radic, Raja, Raja, Raja, Rajapakse, Reynolds, Richard, Richardson, Rigamonti, Riviere, Roulis, Russell, Sakkas, Savarino, Savarino, Shawis, Singh, Singh, Sjogren, Skare, Solis-Herruzo, Spiegel, Steen, Stern, Stumpf, Thonhofer, Thoua, Trezza, Trojanowska, Valenzuela, Varga, Veale, Vischio, Watson, Wipff, Wynn, Zheng   +105 more
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Depression in systemic sclerosis: Review of the neuro-immunologic link and pharmacological management

Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University, 2016
Depression is a common neuropsychiatric condition associated with systemic sclerosis. The association of depression and systemic sclerosis is the result of multiple mechanisms such as autoimmune, significant morbidity due to multi-system involvement ...
Aditya Somani, Sujita Kumar Kar, Jyoti Ranjan Parida   +2 more
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Case report of systemic sclerosis: Uncommon manifestation of nephrotic syndrome post-renal crisis

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2023
Kidney involvement in systemic sclerosis occurs in about 20% of cases, with scleroderma renal crisis as a significant complication. However, cases of glomerular disease with massive proteinuria are rare.
Ai Fujii, Takaya Kondo, Yasutaka Katsura, Sho Kumano, Serina Kita, Kazutoshi Nomura, Tomohisa Yabe, Norifumi Hayashi, Keiji Fujimoto, Hitoshi Yokoyama, Kengo Furuichi   +10 more
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