Methods: Thirty patients affected by scleroderma (five men and 25 women, mean age 49.3 years, mean disease duration 8 years, 19 with limited and 11 with diffuse disease patterns) were treated for ...

Taken together, SSc sine scleroderma (n=9/20, 45%) and limited cutaneous SSc (n=9/20, 45%) were the dominant subsets of SSc at myositis diagnosis, while diffuse cutaneous SSc (n=2, 10%) was less ...

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.

Each has a specific growth pattern, affects specific parts of the body, and is more or less likely to cause pain. Diffuse-shearing callus: This is a "typical" callus measuring more than 1 centimeter ...