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SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS (SCLERODERMA, SSc)
SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS (SCLERODERMA, SSc) is a topic covered in the Harrison's Manual of Medicine.
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DEFINITION AND PATHOGENESIS
SSc is a multisystem disorder characterized by thickening of the skin (scleroderma) and distinctive involvement of multiple internal organs (chiefly GI tract, lungs, heart, and kidney). Pathogenesis unclear; involves immunologic mechanisms leading to vascular endothelial damage and activation of fibroblasts.
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Citation
Loscalzo, Joseph, et al., editors. "SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS (SCLERODERMA, SSc)." Harrison's Manual of Medicine, 19th ed., McGraw Hill Inc., 2017. harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623392/all/SYSTEMIC_SCLEROSIS__SCLERODERMA__SSc_.
SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS (SCLERODERMA, SSc). In: Loscalzo J, Jameson JL, Longo DL, et al, eds. Harrison's Manual of Medicine. 19th ed. McGraw Hill Inc.; 2017. https://harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623392/all/SYSTEMIC_SCLEROSIS__SCLERODERMA__SSc_. Accessed December 15, 2019.
SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS (SCLERODERMA, SSc). (2017). In Loscalzo, J., Jameson, J. L., Longo, D. L., Hauser, S. L., Fauci, A. S., & Kasper, D. L. (Eds.), Harrison's Manual of Medicine. Available from https://harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623392/all/SYSTEMIC_SCLEROSIS__SCLERODERMA__SSc_
SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS (SCLERODERMA, SSc) [Internet]. In: Loscalzo J, Jameson JL, Longo DL, Hauser SL, Fauci AS, Kasper DL, editors. Harrison's Manual of Medicine. McGraw Hill Inc.; 2017. [cited 2019 December 15]. Available from: https://harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623392/all/SYSTEMIC_SCLEROSIS__SCLERODERMA__SSc_.
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