Durometry as an alternative tool to the modified Rodnan's skin score in the assessment of diffuse systemic sclerosis patients: a cross-sectional study.
Marília de Fátima Cirioli de OliveiraVanessa Cristina LeopoldoKarla Ribeiro Costa PereiraDaniela Aparecida de MoraesJuliana Bernardes Elias DiasMaynara Santana GonçalvesLeandra Naíra Zambelli RamalhoBruna Nogueira Dos SantosMaria Carolina de OliveiraRenata Cristina de Campos Pereira SilveiraPublished in: Advances in rheumatology (London, England) (2020)
Durometry may be considered as an alternative method to quantify skin involvement in patients with diffuse SSc. The strong inter-rater agreement suggests that the method may be useful for the assessment of patients by multiple researchers, as in clinical trials.