Objective Screening allows for early management of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH),
a severe complication of systemic sclerosis (SSc). Since no consensus has been reached …

Objective An algorithm for the detection of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), based on
the presence of dyspnea and the findings of Doppler echocardiographic evaluation of the …

Objective. Digital ulcers are the most frequent vascular manifestations of systemic sclerosis (SSc).
Clinical features of patients with prior or current digital ulcers have not been …

Conclusion Gastro-intestinal tract involvement hampers the patients with SSc and impairs
their quality of life. To relieve symptoms due to decreased intestinal peristalsis and GI tract …

Objective Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and systemic sclerosis (SSc) share some
pathophysiologic bases as evidenced by individual and familial polyautoimmunity and common …

Background Respiratory failure is a life-threatening and unpredictable complication of systemic
sclerosis (SSc). A study was undertaken to assess the value of alveolar nitric oxide (NO) …

Background: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a connective-tissue disease characterized by vascular
injury, immune-system disorders, and excessive fibrosis of the skin and multiple internal …

Purpose: To report an experience with infliximab in severe corticosteroid-resistant Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada
(VKH) disease. Design: Interventional case series. Methods: The medical …

Nitric oxide metabolites (NOx) in serum, and alveolar concentration of NO (CA NO ), are
markers of inflammation and alveolitis, respectively, in systemic sclerosis (SSc). We …

Introduction Myopathy related to systemic sclerosis (Myo-SSc) is a disabling and unpredictable
complication of SSc. We assessed the predictive value of serum aldolase, creatine …