Objective The 1980 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) classification criteria for
systemic sclerosis (SSc) lack sensitivity for early SSc and limited cutaneous SSc. The present …

Objective. The 1980 American College of Rheuma-tology (ACR) classification criteria for
systemic sclerosis (SSc) lack sensitivity for early SSc and limited cutaneous SSc. The present …

Background Despite current therapies, diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis (scleroderma)
often has a devastating outcome. We compared myeloablative CD34+ selected autologous …

OBJECTIVE: To review current literature on the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) manifestations of
systemic sclerosis (SSc) and to report on 5 patients with severe gastrointestinal SSc. …

Objective To document disease activity and functional status in patients with scleroderma (systemic
sclerosis [SSc]) and Raynaud's phenomenon (RP) and to determine the sensitivity to …

Background: Relaxin is a pregnancy-related hormone that has tissue remodeling and
antifibrotic effects. Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma) is characterized by fibrosis of the skin, …

Objective To evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of an oral preparation of iloprost, a prostacyclin
analog, in patients with Raynaud's phenomenon (RP) secondary to systemic sclerosis (…

Objective To assess cumulative survival rates and identify independent predictors of
mortality in patients with incident systemic sclerosis (SSc)–associated pulmonary arterial …

Objective. To determine the prevalence of sexual abuse in women diagnosed as having
fibromyalgia (FM) compared with controls. Methods. A self‐administered questionnaire …

Background The 1980 classification criteria for systemic sclerosis (SSc) lack sensitivity in
early SSc and limited cutaneous SSc. A joint ACR-EULAR committee was established to …