Prevalence and clinical association with acro-osteolysis in early systemic sclerosis.

CONCLUSIONS: Acro-osteolysis was common in SSc at the early onset of disease. While the presence of anti-topo I, hand deformity and esophageal involvement were strongly associated with acro-osteolysis, oedematous skin was the protective factor for acro-osteolysis. PMID: 33427611 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33427611?dopt=Abstract

Source: Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology - January 13, 2021 Category: Rheumatology Tags: Clin Exp Rheumatol Source Type: research