Vasculitis in Systemic Sclerosis

Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a multiorgan connective tissue disease characterized by autoantibody production and fibroproliferative stenosis of the microvasculature. The vascoluopathy associated with SSc is considered to be noninflammatory, yet frank vasculitis can complicate SSc, posing diagnostic a...

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Main Authors: Lily Kao, Cornelia Weyand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:International Journal of Rheumatology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/385938