Researchers from Spain investigated the prevalence of audiovestibular disorders in patients with primary Raynaud’s phenomenon (RP) and RP secondary to systemic sclerosis (SSc). According to the results, the presence of auditory and vestibular dysfunction was only reported in patients with RP secondary to SSc but not in patients with primary (idiopathic) RP. “These findings support…
Researchers presented the case study of a patient with systemic sclerosis (SSc) and refractory gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) who was treated with an innovative endoscopic procedure known as antireflux mucosectomy in the journal Clinics and Research in Hepatology and Gastroenterology. SSc is a multisystemic disease in which digestive disorders are common. Up to 9 in…
A new study has investigated whether baseline laser speckly contrast analysis (LASCA) peripheral blood perfusion (PBP) differed between patients with early systemic sclerosis (SSc) or clinically overt SSc. The study, published in Diagnostics, found no differences even after adjusting for confounding factors, revealing significant heterogeneity in SSc. “In research setting (either following or during various forms…
A new study has compared results of the modified Rodnan skin score (mRSS), durometry, and ultra-high-frequency ultrasound (UHFUS) in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) and healthy controls. The study, published in Diagnostics, found no correlations between UHFUS and mRSS or durometry, but patients with SSc had UHFUS results that were distinct from healthy controls. “Recently,…
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