Characteristics of patients with systemic sclerosis suffering from a lower limb amputation: Results of a French collaborative study.
Julien BertolinoElisabeth JouveSophie SkopinskiChristian AgardAurélie AchilleBenjamin ThoreauElisabeth DiotSebastien SangesSabine BerthierBenjamin ChaigneAlexis RégentThierry MartinGregory PugnetAudrey BenyaminePascal RossiDavid LaunayLuc MouthonBrigitte Granelnull nullPublished in: Journal of scleroderma and related disorders (2020)
This study identifies some markers associated with lower limb amputation in systemic sclerosis such as digital ulcers and pulmonary arterial hypertension and points out the high risk associated with tobacco consumption and corticosteroid use.