Severe organ involvement in systemic sclerosis with diffuse scleroderma
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Severe organ involvement in systemic sclerosis with diffuse scleroderma.
OBJECTIVE To determine the natural history and timing of severe involvement of the kidney, heart, lung, gastrointestinal (GI) tract, and skin in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) and diffuse cutaneous involvement. METHODS This study used the Pittsburgh Scleroderma Databank and included patients with diffuse scleroderma who were seen between January 1, 1972 and December 31, 1995. Patients...
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عنوان ژورنال: Arthritis & Rheumatism
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0004-3591,1529-0131
DOI: 10.1002/1529-0131(200011)43:11<2437::aid-anr10>3.0.co;2-u