Early trajectories of skin thickening are associated with severity and mortality in systemic sclerosis

Early trajectories of skin thickening are associated with severity and mortality in systemic sclerosis

Abstract Background Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a severe and highly heterogeneous disease. The modified Rodnan skin score (mRSS) is a widely used tool for the assessment of the extent and degree of skin thickness. This study aimed to identify the classes of patients with early similar skin thickenin...

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Main Authors: Emmanuel Ledoult, David Launay, Hélène Béhal, Luc Mouthon, Grégory Pugnet, Jean-Christophe Lega, Christian Agard, Yannick Allanore, Patrick Jego, Anne-Laure Fauchais, Jean-Robert Harlé, Sabine Berthier, Achille Aouba, Arsène Mekinian, Elisabeth Diot, Marie-Elise Truchetet, Carine Boulon, Alain Duhamel, Eric Hachulla, Vincent Sobanski, the French National Scleroderma Cohort Network
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:Arthritis Research & Therapy
Subjects:
Systemic sclerosis
Modified Rodnan skin score
Skin thickening trajectories
Clinical heterogeneity
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13075-020-2113-6

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