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Stabilization of Microcirculation in Patients with Early Systemic Sclerosis with Diffuse Skin Involvement following Rituximab Treatment: An Open-label Study
VANESSA SMITH, CARMEN PIZZORNI, VALERIA RICCIERI, SASKIA DECUMAN, GUY BRUSSELLE, MICHEL DE PAUW, ELLEN DESCHEPPER, YVES PIETTE, BARBARA RUARO, ALBERTO SULLI, ELS VANDECASTEELE, KARIN MELSENS, FILIP DE KEYSER and MAURIZIO CUTOLO
The Journal of Rheumatology May 2016, 43 (5) 995-996; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.151018
VANESSA SMITH
Head of Clinics, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, and Department of Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent,
Belgium;
PhDRoles: Associate Professor of Rheumatology
CARMEN PIZZORNI
Research Laboratory and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa,
Italy;
PhDRoles: Assistant Professor of Rheumatology
VALERIA RICCIERI
Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, Sapienza University, Rome,
Italy;
PhDRoles: Assistant Professor of Rheumatology
SASKIA DECUMAN
Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent,
Belgium;
MScRoles: Academic Assistant
GUY BRUSSELLE
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent,
Belgium;
PhDRoles: Senior Full Professor in Respiratory Diseases, Head of Clinics
MICHEL DE PAUW
Department of Cardiology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent,
Belgium;
MDRoles: Cardiologist
ELLEN DESCHEPPER
Department of Public Health, Biostatistics Unit, Ghent University, Ghent,
Belgium;
PhDRoles: Statistician
YVES PIETTE
Department of Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent,
Belgium;
MDRoles: Rheumatologist
BARBARA RUARO
Research Laboratory and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa,
Italy;
MDRoles: Trainee of Rheumatology
ALBERTO SULLI
Research Laboratory and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa,
Italy;
PhDRoles: Associate Professor of Rheumatology
ELS VANDECASTEELE
Department of Cardiology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent,
Belgium;
MDRoles: Cardiologist
KARIN MELSENS
Department of Internal Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent,
Belgium;
MScRoles: Trainee of Rheumatology
FILIP DE KEYSER
Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, and Department of Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent,
Belgium;
PhDRoles: Senior Full Professor of Rheumatology
MAURIZIO CUTOLO
Director, Research Laboratory and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa,
Italy.
MDRoles: Full Professor of Rheumatology
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In this issue
The Journal of Rheumatology
Vol. 43, Issue 5
1 May 2016
Stabilization of Microcirculation in Patients with Early Systemic Sclerosis with Diffuse Skin Involvement following Rituximab Treatment: An Open-label Study
VANESSA SMITH, CARMEN PIZZORNI, VALERIA RICCIERI, SASKIA DECUMAN, GUY BRUSSELLE, MICHEL DE PAUW, ELLEN DESCHEPPER, YVES PIETTE, BARBARA RUARO, ALBERTO SULLI, ELS VANDECASTEELE, KARIN MELSENS, FILIP DE KEYSER, MAURIZIO CUTOLO
The Journal of Rheumatology May 2016, 43 (5) 995-996; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.151018
Stabilization of Microcirculation in Patients with Early Systemic Sclerosis with Diffuse Skin Involvement following Rituximab Treatment: An Open-label Study
VANESSA SMITH, CARMEN PIZZORNI, VALERIA RICCIERI, SASKIA DECUMAN, GUY BRUSSELLE, MICHEL DE PAUW, ELLEN DESCHEPPER, YVES PIETTE, BARBARA RUARO, ALBERTO SULLI, ELS VANDECASTEELE, KARIN MELSENS, FILIP DE KEYSER, MAURIZIO CUTOLO
The Journal of Rheumatology May 2016, 43 (5) 995-996; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.151018