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Calcinosis is associated with digital ischaemia in systemic sclerosis—a longitudinal study

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To determine if ischaemia is a causal factor in the development of calcinosis in SSc. METHODS: Patients with SSc were assessed yearly. Physicians reported the presence of calcinosis, digital ischaemia (digital ulcers, digital necrosis/gangrene, loss of digital pulp on any digits and/or auto- or surgical digital amputation) and nailfold capillary dropout assessed using a dermatoscope. The number of digits with digital ischaemia was …

Authors

Baron M; Pope J; Robinson D; Jones N; Khalidi N; Docherty P; Kaminska E; Masetto A; Sutton E; Mathieu J-P

Journal

Rheumatology, Vol. 55, No. 12, pp. 2148–2155

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Publication Date

12 2016

DOI

10.1093/rheumatology/kew313

ISSN

1462-0324