Latest Publications and Research on Scleroderma

Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol   2020 Jan 29   

Raynaud's phenomenon.

Herrick AL, Wigley FM

Raynaud's phenomenon (RP) is common, affecting approximately 5% of the population, and is important to the rheumatologist because it is often the pres ... Read More

Source: PubMed

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Neuromuscul. Disord.   2019 Dec 12   

Myopathies presenting with head drop: Clinical spectrum and treatment outcomes.

Alhammad RM, Naddaf E

Dropped head syndrome can be the presenting feature of a wide spectrum of neurological conditions. In this study, we aimed to define the clinical char ... Read More

Source: PubMed

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J Hand Surg Asian Pac Vol      

Eosinophilic Fasciitis - Beware of the Rare Form of Hand Contracture.

Ou Yang O, Crepaldi BE, Berger A

Eosinophilic fasciitis (EF) is a rare form of fibrosing disorder associated with peripheral eosinophilia with scleroderma-like skin induration and fas ... Read More

Source: PubMed

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J Hand Surg Asian Pac Vol      

Trends in Proximal Interphalangeal and Metacarpophalangeal Joint Arthroplasty Utilization Using Statewide Databases.

Vranis NM, Marascalchi B, Melamed E

Background: Arthritis can have profound debilitating effects on the hand secondary to finger deformities and pain. Arthroplasty of the metacarpophalan ... Read More

Source: PubMed

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Postepy Dermatol Alergol      

Abnormalities of heart rate turbulence and heart rate variability as indicators of increased cardiovascular risk in patients with systemic sclerosis.

Poliwczak AR, Waszczykowska E, Dziankowska-Bartkowiak B, Dworniak-Pryca K

Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a connective tissue disease manifested by progressive fibrosis of many internal organs including the cardiovascular system ... Read More

Source: PubMed

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