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Systemic Sclerosis

Systemic Sclerosis is a chronic systemic autoimmune connective tissue disease characterized by immune-mediated microvascular injury and progressive fibrosis of the skin and various internal organs, particularly the gastrointestinal tract, lungs, heart, and kidneys.

8.2K

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2017–2026

1.8K

Variants

Scleroderma

Parents

Children

Publications

8.2K

The Fatigue Severity Scale

Lauren Krupp · Archives of Neurology · 1989 · 6K citations

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Plasma Hsp90 levels in patients with systemic sclerosis and relation to lung and skin involvement: a cross-sectional and longitudinal study

Hana Štorkánová, Sabína Oreská, Maja Špiritović et al. · Scientific Reports · 2021 · 5.1K citations · Full text

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Preliminary criteria for the classification of systemic sclerosis (scleroderma)

Alfonse T. Masi · Arthritis & Rheumatism · 1980 · 4.9K citations

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Scleroderma (systemic sclerosis): classification, subsets and pathogenesis

E. Carwile LeRoy, Casilda G. Black, Raúl Fleischmajer et al. · 2001 · 4K citations

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2013 Classification Criteria for Systemic Sclerosis: An American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism Collaborative Initiative

F.H.J. van den Hoogen, Dinesh Khanna, Jaap Fransen et al. · Arthritis & Rheumatism · 2013 · 3.4K citations · Full text

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Authors

26.4K

  1. TA
    Thomas A. Medsger

    University of Pittsburgh, United States

    154 publications · 33.9K citations

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    Virginia Steen

    Georgetown University, United States

    147 publications · 30.4K citations

    84

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  3. CP
    Christopher P. Denton

    University College London, United Kingdom

    229 publications · 32.4K citations

    83

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  4. OD
    Oliver Distler

    University Hospital of Zurich, Switzerland

    212 publications · 27.9K citations

    82

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  5. MD
    Maureen D. Mayes

    The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, United States

    174 publications · 30.3K citations

    81

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Institutions

4.3K

  1. University of Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh, United States

    104 h-index

    743 publications

    93.2K citations

  2. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    104 h-index

    1.2K publications

    115.4K citations

  3. The Royal Free Hospital

    London, United Kingdom

    97 h-index

    802 publications

    95.8K citations

  4. Université Paris Cité

    Paris, France

    88 h-index

    1.4K publications

    103.6K citations

  5. Hôpital Cochin

    Paris, France

    85 h-index

    945 publications

    71.6K citations

  6. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    83 h-index

    854 publications

    136.6K citations

  7. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    82 h-index

    774 publications

    82.1K citations

  8. University of Florence

    Florence, Italy

    82 h-index

    1.2K publications

    91.7K citations

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Venues

  1. Arthritis & Rheumatism

    578 publications · 71.3K citations

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  2. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

    ARD · 417 publications · 41.1K citations

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  3. PubMed

    Repository · 1.1K publications · 47.8K citations

    94

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  4. Lara D. Veeken

    371 publications · 19.4K citations

    71

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  5. The Journal of Rheumatology

    219 publications · 10.9K citations

    61

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