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. 2018 Jul-Aug;14(4):230-232.
doi: 10.1016/j.reuma.2016.11.004. Epub 2017 Jan 3.

Systemic Sclerosis Sine Scleroderma in Mexican Patients. Case Reports

[Article in English, Spanish]
Olga Vera-Lastra  1 , Christian Alexis Sauceda-Casas  2 , María Del Pilar Cruz Domínguez  3 , Sergio Alberto Mendoza Alvarez  4 , Jesús Sepulceda-Delgado  5
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Systemic Sclerosis Sine Scleroderma in Mexican Patients. Case Reports

[Article in English, Spanish]
Olga Vera-Lastra et al. Reumatol Clin (Engl Ed). 2018 Jul-Aug.
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Abstract

Systemic sclerosis sine scleroderma (ssSSc) is a form of systemic sclerosis that is characterized by Raynaud's phenomenon (RP), visceral involvement without thickening of skin and anticentromere antibodies (ACA). We studied 10 ssSsc patients with a prevalence of 2%. The clinical signs were: RP 9/10, esophageal manifestations 8/10, pulmonary arterial hypertension 4/10, interstitial lung disease 4/10, cardiac signs 3/10 and ACA 8/10.

Conclusion: In patients with RP, esophageal dysmotility, interstitial lung disease and pulmonary arterial hypertension should be tested for ACA in order to establish a prompt diagnosis and treatment of ssSSc.

Keywords: Clinical manifestations; Esclerosis sistémica sin esclerodermia; Manifestaciones clínicas; Prevalence; Prevalencia; Systemic sclerosis sine scleroderma.

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