Systemic sclerosis is a chronic autoimmune disease of still not fully understood
pathogenesis. Fibrosis, vascular wall damage, and disturbances of innate and acquired …

Musculoskeletal (MSK) involvement of the hands is a significant source of morbidity,
impacting on quality of life in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). MSK complications are …

Abstracts Background Ultrasound is a useful tool to evaluate and quantify skin lesions. Few
studies have assessed the criterion validity of skin ultrasound in systemic sclerosis (SSc) …

Objective Hand dysfunction is common in systemic sclerosis (SSc). We undertook this study
to evaluate the capacity of autologous adipose‐derived regenerative cells (ADRCs) to …

Abstract Background Most Thai patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) have diffuse
cutaneous SSc (dcSSc) unlike most Caucasians and some Asians. A longitudinal cohort …

The aim of this study was to estimate the long-term results of complex and supervised
rehabilitation of the hands in systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients. Fifty-one patients were …

Systemic sclerosis is a connective tissue disease that presents with significant
gastrointestinal involvement, commonly in the esophagus. Dysphagia is a common clinical …

Systemic sclerosis is a rare acquired systemic disease characterised by heterogeneous
evolution and outcome. Each year novel insights into the pathogenesis, diagnosis and …

Background: Stromal vascular fraction (SVF) has recently emerged as a potential
therapeutic modality, due to its multipotent cellular components in tissue regeneration …

Objective The autologous stromal vascular fraction (SVF) from adipose tissue is an
alternative to cultured adipose-derived stem cells for use in regenerative medicine and …