Scleroderma

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Photoclinic

08/04/2016

Sebastian J. Ksionski, MD; Laurie Willhite, PharmD

A 60-year-old woman presented with painful and sclerotic hands and fingers. She had been an airline attendant but had to quit her job as a result of the pain and her inability to use her hands over the past...

08/04/2016

Feature

Scleroderma Renal Crisis: Presentation, Treatment, and Prognosis

01/20/2016

Christopher M. Howell, DSc, MPAS, PA-C, MBA; Wassem Juakiem, MD, MS

Scleroderma is a rare, life-threatening autoimmune disorder that causes fibrotic changes in the skin and vasculature. Scleroderma renal crisis (SRC) is a potentially fatal complication of scleroderma, with...

01/20/2016

Photoclinic

Seronegative Atypical Diffuse Systemic Sclerosis

08/30/2015

Kyra Diehl, BS; Oliver J. Wisco, DO, FAAD, FACMS; Cara Barber, MD; Daniel E. Furst , MD

A 54-year-old man presented to a rheumatology clinic for ongoing care. The patient initially presented to the rheumatology clinic 9 years earlier with a 7-year history of diffuse painful skin. Upon his...

08/30/2015

Research Summaries

Research summary

Exposure to Silica Warrants Closer Monitoring in Those With Systemic Sclerosis

11/25/2022

Researchers examined the impact of silica exposure on clinical characteristics and disease severity in patients with systemic sclerosis.

11/25/2022

systemic sclerosis

LVDD is Common in Patients With SSc, Not Associated With HFpEF

11/16/2022

In a recent study, researchers evaluated the burden of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDD) and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) in systemic sclerosis (SSc) and determined the...

11/16/2022

Treatment

Study Investigates Patient-Reported Outcomes in Scleroderma Lung Disease

06/05/2020

Patients with systemic sclerosis‐related interstitial lung disease who are treated with mycophenolate or cyclophosphamide were polled about their health-related quality of life and reported outcomes after 2...

06/05/2020

Rheumatologic disorders

Consensus Met on Scleroderma Renal Crisis Classification Criteria

01/21/2019

A multidisciplinary group of more than 90 experts generated a core set of items to develop classification criteria for scleroderma renal crisis.

01/21/2019

Pediatrics

In Localized Scleroderma, New Features Can Determine Disease Activity Among Children

12/19/2018

To expand upon current measures in pediatric scleroderma, researchers identified clinical features that defined disease activity, as well as specificity and their relative importance in physician activity...

12/19/2018

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