CLINICAL ENCOUNTERS
SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS
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Question
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What are the minimum criteria for the diagnosis of systemic sclerosis?
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hardening of the skin on the toes or fingers
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shapeless ulcers on the tips of the fingers
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Fingers become shorter due to hardening of the skin
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2-sided lower lobe hardening of the lungs
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hardening of the skin involving the toes or fingers and a larger area
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Characteristics of systemic sclerosis include essential vasomotor disturbances; fibrosis; subsequent atrophy of the skin (see the image below), subcutaneous tissue, muscles, and internal organs (eg, alimentary tract, lungs, heart, kidney, CNS); and immunologic disturbances accompany these findings.
Detailed explanation-2: -Antinuclear antibody (ANA) testing is the most important blood test to screen for scleroderma and other connective tissue diseases.
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