Journal article
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