Comparison of the clinical phenotype of systemic sclerosis patients in Iran and France in two university centers.

Yannick AllanoreFarhad GharibdoostAhmad Reza JamshidiAli JavinaniJérôme AvouacElnaz RastkarSadid HooshmandiHoda Kavosi

Published in: Journal of scleroderma and related disorders (2018)

It seems that systemic sclerosis occurred in younger ages among Iranian female with the predominance of diffuse cutaneous subtype. In addition, lung interstitial disease appeared to be more prevalent and severe in Iranians than French patients.

Keyphrases

systemic sclerosis
interstitial lung disease
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes
early onset
drug induced