Lower Extremity Ulcers in Systemic Sclerosis: Features and Response to Therapy

Nondigital lower extremity ulcers are a difficult to treat complication of scleroderma, and a significant cause of morbidity. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of nondigital lower extremity ulcers in scleroderma and describe the associations with autoantibodies and genetic pro...

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Main Authors: Victoria K. Shanmugam, Patricia Price, Christopher E. Attinger, Virginia D. Steen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:International Journal of Rheumatology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/747946