Objective The 1980 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) classification criteria for
systemic sclerosis (SSc) lack sensitivity for early SSc and limited cutaneous SSc. The …

Objective. The 1980 American College of Rheuma-tology (ACR) classification criteria for
systemic sclerosis (SSc) lack sensitivity for early SSc and limited cutaneous SSc. The …

Background The 1980 classification criteria for systemic sclerosis (SSc) lack sensitivity in
early SSc and limited cutaneous SSc. A joint ACR-EULAR committee was established to …

Marie Hudson, MD, MPH; Suzanne Taillefer, PhD: Russell Steele, PhD; James Dunne, MD,
Sindhu R. Johnson, MD; Niall Jones, MD; Jean-Pierre Mathieu, MD; Canadian Scleroderma …

Objective. The preliminary classification criteria for SSc lack sensitivity for mild/early SSc
patients, therefore, the new ACR/EULAR classification criteria for SSc were developed. The …

Objective Classification criteria for systemic sclerosis (SSc; scleroderma) are being updated
jointly by the American College of Rheumatology and European League Against …

Objective Systemic sclerosis (SS c) is a heterogeneous connective tissue disease that is
typically subdivided into limited cutaneous SS c (lc SS c) and diffuse cutaneous SS c (dc SS …

Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare connective tissue disorder whose aetiology remains
obscure, although environmental and genetic influences are likely to play a role. Disease …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the incidence of clinical and immunological characteristics of a
large cohort of Spanish patients with scleroderma (SSc) and identifying factors associated …

Objective To identify a core set of preliminary items considered as important for the very
early diagnosis of systemic sclerosis (SSc). Methods A list of items provided by European …