Type I interferon (IFN) score may effectively predict disease progression in limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis, with a ...
The skin in the initial stage of SSc is characterized by symmetrical swelling of the distal fingers and hands. As the disease progresses in the diffuse subset, progressive changes extend ...
Low doses of glucocorticoids added to immunosuppression yield no significant benefit for skin fibrosis in early diffuse ...
A new study published in the International Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics found that immediate skin-to-skin contact ...
who had no symptoms of any serious diseases apart from SSc (limited cutaneous SSc [n = 33] or diffuse SSc [n = 17]) were included in the study. The control group comprised 31 healthy individuals ...
Among the total systemic sclerosis cohort, 14% of individuals were categorized as frail and 53% as prefrail, with frailty status linked to an increased risk for mortality.