Dermatology

Scleroderma

Questions discussed in this category

How would you approach management of a patient with rapidly progressive systemic sclerosis with worsening skin disease, myositis, arthritis, dysphagia and failure to thrive developing within 6 months?

The patient is a young African American female of reproductive age with positive Fibrillarin antibody and nucleolar antibody. No ILD.

1 Answer available

Is morphea, cutaneous scleroderma, with no organ involvement a contraindication for radiation in early stage breast cancer as part of breast conservation therapy?

3 Answers available

How do you monitor a patient with scleroderma during pregnancy?

1 Answer available

Is there a role for cyclophosphamide in refractory digital ischemia in patients with scleroderma?

1 Answer available

How do you utilize methotrexate and/or hydroxychloroquine in the setting of limited scleroderma/CREST?

1 Answer available

Papers discussed in this category

The Lancet. Respiratory medicine, 2016-09

Mycophenolate mofetil versus oral cyclophosphamide in scleroderma-related interstitial lung disease (SLS II): a randomised controlled, double-blind, parallel group trial.

Case reports in rheumatology, 2017

A Rare Case of Digital Ischemia and Gangrene in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis with Review of the Literature.

Arthritis care & research, 2018-10

Impact of Radiation Therapy on Scleroderma and Cancer Outcomes in Scleroderma Patients With Breast Cancer.

Breast Care (Basel), 2019 Aug 16

Incidence of Morphea following Adjuvant Irradiation of the Breast in 2,268 Patients.

Related Topics in Dermatology