Dermatology

Systemic sclerosis

Questions discussed in this category

What treatment regimen would you recommend for a patient with biopsy-proven giant cell arteritis and diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis?

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What considerations do you take when using prednisone in patients with systemic sclerosis?

Given the concern for precipitating renal crisis, are there certain patient characteristics you screen for, or certain doses or durations you prefer t...

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Do you generally utilize calcium channel blockers on an as needed basis for patients with Raynaud's phenomenon?

Do you generally feel they work well? Have patients tried using this a few days before an activity, such as skiing? Especially for otherwise healthy, ...

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How would you counsel a patient with systemic sclerosis who wants to consider microneedling on the face or other skin which is not clearly involved with scleroderma?

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Are there situations in which you treat calcinosis cutis that is not symptomatic for the patient?

Given the lack of efficacy of most treatment options, do you generally try to treat calcinosis cutis that is not bothering the patient even if it is q...

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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.

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How do you approach symptom control in a patient with diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis (dcSSc) and rapidly progressive skin disease?

Relatively newly diagnosed RNA Pol 3+ dcSSc with rapidly progressive skin involvement now on methotrexate 20mg/week and tocilizumab for concurrent inf...

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What treatment regimen for UVA-1 have you found most helpful in treating sclerotic diseases (e.g. morphea, scleroderma)?

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

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What treatment options do you recommend to patients with microstomia secondary to scleroderma?

Have you tried hyaluronidase?

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How do you monitor a patient with scleroderma during pregnancy?

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In the absence of lung disease, do you prefer methotrexate or mycophenolate mofetil in the initial treatment of cutaneous-only manifestations in systemic sclerosis?

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