Recent data from the DeSScipher Project within the EUSTAR (European Scleroderma Trials and Research) group highlights the different perceptions on disability between patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) and physicians, and identifies the main factors of disability perceived by SSc patients. The study, “Functional disability and its predictors in…
A novel way of identifying systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients with a high likelihood of digital ulcers could lead to them being given preventive therapy that may greatly benefit the quality and length of their lives. The categorization system is detailed in a study titled “Elucidating the burden of recurrent and chronic digital…
A recent study identified a novel molecule implicated in the development of skin fibrosis, a serious disease characterized by the inflammation and hardening of skin tissue. The study entitled “The matrix protein Fibulin-5 lies at the interface of tissue stiffness and inflammation in fibrosis” was recently published…
New research on musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) hand features in systemic sclerosis (SSc) or scleroderma and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) entitled “A comparative study between ultrasonographic hand features in systemic sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis patients: Relation to disease activity, clinical and radiological findings” was recently published in the…
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