Systemic Sclerosis

November 22, 2017

Compared with conventional treatment, extracorporeal shock-wave therapy resulted in a significant decrease in finger ulcers.

July 24, 2017

Low Bacteroidetes levels may suggest higher disease activity as in Crohn and other inflammatory diseases.

April 24, 2017

Research shows that for women with autoimmune disease, the increase risk of infection during pregnancy is associated with steroids, not DMARDs.

November 29, 2016

Good early management of pulmonary hypertension in patients with systemic sclerosis leads to better outcomes and fewer complications, researchers report.

November 29, 2016

Systemic sclerosis patients with pulmonary hypertension and heart dysfunction are more likely to succumb from scleroderma-related causes, researchers report.

October 07, 2016

In this slideshow, we summarize the difference between primary and secondary Raynaud’s phenomenon and recommended treatments.

October 05, 2016

The onset of Raynaud's phenomenon at 40 years could predict whether a connective tissue disease will develop.

May 31, 2016

The next Rheumatology Journal Club Twitter chat will be from 4-5 p.m. and 10-11 p.m. EST, June 2. The chat will focus on tocilizumab for systemic sclerosis.

January 07, 2016

Lung scarring early in systemic scleroderma can reduce lung function and leave patients gasping for breath. New treatments show promise.

November 09, 2015

Patients with systemic sclerosis who take cyclophosphamide or mycophenolate mofitil experience a decrease in lung scarring.