"Scleroderma, Systemic" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A chronic multi-system disorder of CONNECTIVE TISSUE. It is characterized by SCLEROSIS in the SKIN, the LUNGS, the HEART, the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT, the KIDNEYS, and the MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM. Other important features include diseased small BLOOD VESSELS and AUTOANTIBODIES. The disorder is named for its most prominent feature (hard skin), and classified into subsets by the extent of skin thickening: LIMITED SCLERODERMA and DIFFUSE SCLERODERMA.
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D012595
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C17.300.799 C17.800.784
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| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Scleroderma, Systemic" by people in Profiles.
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ERS/EULAR clinical practice guidelines for connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease developed by the task force for connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease of the European Respiratory Society (ERS) and the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) Endorsed by the European Reference Network on rare respiratory diseases (ERN-LUNG). Ann Rheum Dis. 2026 Jan; 85(1):22-60.
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Therapeutic Choices in Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease, a Survey of 2 International Research Groups. J Clin Rheumatol. 2025 Oct 01; 31(7):284-287.
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CT-Based Lung Size Matching in Delayed Chest Closure for Systemic Sclerosis Lung Transplantation. Clin Transplant. 2024 Dec; 38(12):e70041.
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Comparing three-dimensional zero echo time (3D-ZTE) lung MRI and chest CT in the evaluation of systemic sclerosis-related interstitial lung disease. Eur Radiol. 2025 Jun; 35(6):2958-2967.
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Predicting post-lung transplant survival in systemic sclerosis using CT-derived features from preoperative chest CT scans. Eur Radiol. 2025 Apr; 35(4):2005-2017.
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2023 American College of Rheumatology (ACR)/American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) Guideline for the Screening and Monitoring of Interstitial Lung Disease in People with Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2024 Aug; 76(8):1201-1213.
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2023 American College of Rheumatology (ACR)/American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) Guideline for the Treatment of Interstitial Lung Disease in People with Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2024 Aug; 76(8):1182-1200.
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Treatment of Systemic Sclerosis-associated Interstitial Lung Disease: Evidence-based Recommendations. An Official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2024 01 15; 209(2):137-152.
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Clinical Phenotypes of Patients With Systemic Sclerosis With Distinct Molecular Signatures in Skin. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2023 07; 75(7):1469-1480.
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Expert consensus on the management of systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease. Respir Res. 2023 Jan 09; 24(1):6.