Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Scleroderma. Early Systemic Sclerosis: Definitions and diagnostic criteria
Introduction: The term scleroderma derives from the Greek words skleros, which means hard, and derma, which means skin. It refers to an acquired systemic inflammatory disease of the connective tissue –also known as systemic sclerosis (SSc)– characterized by excessive collagen deposition in the skin...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2013-04-01
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Series: | Italian Journal of Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.italjmed.org/index.php/ijm/article/view/203 |