A noninvasive imaging tool called shear wave ultrasound elastography (SWE) helped detect increased muscle stiffness — specifically, a stiffer thigh muscle — in people with early systemic sclerosis (SSc), a study found. These results suggest that SWE — a technique that measures the stiffness or elasticity of tissues…
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Certain digestive symptoms — bloating and chronic acid reflux — are associated with clinically relevant fatigue in people with systemic sclerosis, a study found. The study involved more than 100 people with SSc, also known as scleroderma. Patients with clinically relevant fatigue also had greater difficulties with everyday activities…
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Different types of cancer that affect people with scleroderma occur at different times during the disease course and are associated with distinct self-reactive antibodies and complications, according to a large international study. Breast cancer, for example, tends to occur closer to scleroderma onset and is linked to anti-POLR3 antibodies,…
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