Underrecognition of Fecal Incontinence in Systemic Sclerosis: Discrepancies Between the Rome IV Diagnostic Questionnaires and the UCLA Scleroderma Clinical Trials Consortium Gastrointestinal 2.0 Questionnaire

Sam Shan; Kate Seaton; Chamara Basnayake; Laura Ross

doi:10.3899/jrheum.2025-1226

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Underrecognition of Fecal Incontinence in Systemic Sclerosis: Discrepancies Between the Rome IV Diagnostic Questionnaires and the UCLA Scleroderma Clinical Trials Consortium Gastrointestinal 2.0 Questionnaire

Sam Shan, Kate Seaton, Chamara Basnayake and Laura Ross

The Journal of Rheumatology February 2026, jrheum.2025-1226; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2025-1226

Sam Shan

S. Shan, MD, Department of Rheumatology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.

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Kate Seaton

K. Seaton, MBBS, Department of Rheumatology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.

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Chamara Basnayake

C. Basnayake, PhD, Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.

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Laura Ross

L. Ross, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.

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Underrecognition of Fecal Incontinence in Systemic Sclerosis: Discrepancies Between the Rome IV Diagnostic Questionnaires and the UCLA Scleroderma Clinical Trials Consortium Gastrointestinal 2.0 Questionnaire

Sam Shan, Kate Seaton, Chamara Basnayake, Laura Ross

The Journal of Rheumatology Feb 2026, jrheum.2025-1226; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.2025-1226