Exocrine pancreatic function is preserved in systemic sclerosis.

Gracijela BozovicRille PulleritsArne StåhlKristina YdströmDaniel WengerJan MarsalPontus ThulinKristofer Andréasson

Published in: Arthritis research & therapy (2019)

In this study encompassing 112 consecutive SSc patients and 52 matched control subjects, we were unable to associate systemic sclerosis with clinically significant exocrine pancreatic dysfunction.

Keyphrases

systemic sclerosis
interstitial lung disease
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
oxidative stress
prognostic factors
rheumatoid arthritis
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis