Sclerosis

Dermatologists should be aware of cutaneous findings in patients with systemic sclerosis sine scleroderma due to the association of internal organ dysfunction, according to a study.

Rituximab was associated with significant improvements in both skin and lung parameters over long-term follow-up in a cohort of patients with systemic sclerosis, according to a study.

PHILADELPHIA — Nearly 60% of women with systemic sclerosis reported that their sexuality was negatively impacted by their disease, according to data presented at ACR Convergence 2022.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — In women with systemic sclerosis, cyclophosphamide therapy negatively correlated with ovarian reserve, according to a presenter at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

Cytokine profiles can distinguish patients with systemic sclerosis who are at high risk for, or have, pulmonary arterial hypertension from those with low risk and healthy controls, according to data published in Arthritis Research & Therapy.

Diastolic dysfunction is an independent risk factor for increased mortality risk among patients with systemic sclerosis, according to a study published in Arthritis & Rheumatology.

Vasodilator therapy may be underused for Raynaud’s phenomenon and very early systemic sclerosis in U.S. veterans deployed in post-9/11 military operations, according to data published in BMC Rheumatology.

A semi-quantitative plain radiographic scoring method for assessing new bone formation in sclerosis and spur in gout is feasible, valid and reproducible, according to data published in Arthritis Research & Therapy.

Black patients with systemic sclerosis had multiple poor prognostic features compared with non-Black patients, putting them at higher risk for mortality, according to data presented at ACR Convergence 2021.

A prediction model presented at ACR Convergence 2021 demonstrated that the use of platelet inhibitors could predict a lower probability of digital ulcer occurrence among patients with systemic sclerosis.