SAT0330 Lower prevalence but comparable clinical characteristics and prognosis of systemic sclerosis in crete-greece as compared to other european countries: a …

A Repa, I Gergianaki, G Spyrou, N Kougkas… - 2017 - ard.bmj.com
Background Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is a rare, multisystemic connective tissue disease with
significant morbidity. Prevalence and incidence of SSc varies worldwide (0.7–265 cases per …

THU0426 Ethnic variation in systemic sclerosis morbidity and mortality

H Al-Sheikh, Z Ahmad, SR Johnson - 2018 - ard.bmj.com
Background Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an uncommon connective tissue disease
characterised by pathological skin thickening and can involve multiple internal organs …

SAT0501 Early versus late-onset systemic sclerosis: are there clinical and immunological differences?

M Luís, F Costa, A Carmo, J Ferreira, T Santiago… - 2018 - ard.bmj.com
Background The clinical course of Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) depends on subtype, organ
involvement and age. Peak age at onset of SSc is between 30 and 50 years, although SSc …

AB0689 A Comparative Study of the Difference in Clinical Manifestations and Disease Outcomes Between South Asian and Caucasian Patients with Systemic …

E Mulla, S Shaffu, W Hassan - 2015 - ard.bmj.com
Background The University Hospitals of Leicester (UHL) NHS trust is one of the largest NHS
hospital trusts in the United Kingdom. It serves a population of approximately one million, of …

Clinical features and outcome of 1054 patients with Systemic Sclerosis: analysis of Reuma. pt/SSc registry.

R Freitas, P Martins, E Dourado, T Santiago… - ARP …, 2022 - europepmc.org
Background Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare connective tissue disorder with
heterogeneous manifestations and outcomes. Besides differences in disease characteristics …

A3. 2 Five year survival rate and predictors of death and disease worsening in a single-center cohort of patients with systemic sclerosis

A Soare, C Mihai, R Dobrotă, AM Gherghe… - Annals of the …, 2014 - ard.bmj.com
Background Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is associated with a significant reduction in survival in
comparison to the general population. This is the first report on 5-year survival and its …

Pos0838 epidemiology and trends in survival of systemic sclerosis in olmsted county: a population-based study (1980-2018)

C Coffey, Y Radwan, A Sandhu, CS Crowson, P Bauer… - 2021 - ard.bmj.com
Background: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a complex immune-mediated disease with
heterogeneous manifestations, which is characterized by vasculopathy and fibrosis of the …

Incidence, prevalence and mortality of systemic sclerosis in Italy: a nationwide population-based study using administrative health data

J Ciaffi, MF Morabito, P Ruscitti, S D'angelo… - Rheumatology …, 2021 - Springer
To study incidence, prevalence and mortality of systemic sclerosis (SSc) in Italy, assessing
epidemiological differences between men and women and in distinct age groups. We …

SAT0476 Incidence, prevalence, mortality and performance of the acr/eular 2013 classification criteria in physician diagnosed systemic sclerosis: results from a …

AS Sandhu, CS Crowson, PR Bauer, EL Matteson… - 2018 - ard.bmj.com
Background Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is a complex and heterogenous chronic inflammatory
disease characterised by widespread fibrosis of the skin and visceral organs, microvascular …

Ten years of a Systemic Sclerosis Clinic in a Tertiary Referral Centre-insights and future directions

P Martins, E Dourado, JE Fonseca, I Cordeiro… - ARP …, 2021 - repositorio.ul.pt
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an uncommon condition, with a wide range of manifestations,
characterized by specific antibody production, vasculopathy and fibrosis of the skin and …