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From Localized Scleroderma to Systemic Sclerosis: Coexistence or Possible Evolution.

Dilia GiuggioliMichele ColaciEmanuele CocchiaraAmelia SpinellaFederica LumettiClodovero Ferri
Published in: Dermatology research and practice (2018)
LoS and SSc are two distinct clinical entities that may coexist. Moreover, as anecdotally reported in pediatric populations, we suggested the possible development of SSc in adult patients with LoS, particularly in presence of Raynaud's phenomenon or antinuclear antibodies before the SSc onset.
Keyphrases
  • systemic sclerosis
  • interstitial lung disease
  • young adults
  • idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
  • genetic diversity