Journal article
Changes in skin score in early diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis are associated with changes in global disease severity
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether skin score changes are associated with changes in overall disease severity, function and quality of life in early dcSSc patients.
METHODS: A total of 154 and 128 dcSSc patients from the Canadian Scleroderma Research Group database with 1 and 2 year follow-up and a disease duration ⩽5 years without end-stage organ damage and/or significant comorbidity at the initial visit were included. Skin was assessed using the …
Authors
Zheng B; Nevskaya T; Baxter CA; Ramey DR; Pope JE; Baron M; Pope JE; Baron M; Hudson M; Gyger G
Journal
Rheumatology, Vol. 59, No. 2, pp. 398–406
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
February 1, 2020
DOI
10.1093/rheumatology/kez299
ISSN
1462-0324