The following list of medical articles have been organized according to areas of care (Fingers / Raynaud's, Gastrointestinal, Musculoskeletal, Oral, Dental, & Facial, Pulmonary & Cardiac, Renal, Psychological / Quality of Life, and Sexual / Reproductive) for which persons with scleroderma often require.  Information has been selected based on current best practices and clinically supported evidence, for the care and treatment of persons with scleroderma and systemic sclerosis.

 

Raynaud's & Fingers

• Digital Ulceration and Critical Digital Ischemia in Scleroderma by Denton, C.P., Korn, J.H. Scleroderma Care and Research, Volume 1, Number 2 - Spring 2003. 

• Surgery of the hand in patients with systemic sclerosis: outcomes and considerations by Bogoch, E., Gross, D. J Rheumatol, 2005, 32(4):642-8.

• Surgical management of the hand in scleroderma by Melone CP Jr, McLoughlin JC, Beldner S. Curr Opin Rheumatol, 1999, 11(6):514-20.

Gastrointestinal

• Digestive System Involvement in Scleroderma by Khanna, D., The Scleroderma Foundation, Updated February, 2011.

• Comparison of Surgical Approaches to Recalcitrant Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in the Patient with Scleroderma by Kent, M.S. et al.,

  Ann Thorac Surg. 2007 Nov;84(5):1710-5; discussion 1715-6.

Musculoskeletal

• Musculoskeletal rehabilitation in the person with scleroderma by Poole, J., Current Opinion in Rheumatology, 2010, 22:205–212.

Oral, Dental, and Facial Care

 

• Scleroderma: considerations for dental hygienists by Tolle, S., L., Int J Dent Hygiene, 2008, 6:77–83.

Pulmonary & Cardiac

• Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Systemic Sclerosis: Risk Factors and Diagnosis by Steen, V. Scleroderma Care and Research, Volume 3, Number 2 - Spring 2006.

• New Therapies for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Associated with Systemic Sclerosis by Simms, R.W., Herrick, A.L. Scleroderma Care and Research, Volume 3, Number 1 - Spring 2005.

• Diagnostic and Management Preferences for Lung Disease in Scleroderma:
  Results of Survey of Rheumatologists by Khanna, D., Clements, P.J., Furst, D.E., Park, G., Merkel, P.A. Scleroderma Care and Research, Volume 2, Number 1 - Spring 2004.

• Interstitial Lung Disease in Systemic Sclerosis: Optimizing Evaluation and Management by Silver, R.M., Clements, P.J. Scleroderma Care and Research, Volume 1, Number 1 - Spring 2003.

• Pulmonary Hypertension Related to Systemic Sclerosis: A Primer for the
  Rheumatologist by Barst, R.J., Seibold, J.R., Scleroderma Care and Research, Volume 1, Number 1 - Spring 2003.

Renal Care

 

• Renal Scleroderma by Korn, J., Cohen, A.S., The Scleroderma Foundation, February, 2003.

• Renal manifestations of systemic sclerosis—clinical features and
  outcome assessment by Dent, C.P., Rheumatology 2008;47:v54–v56.

 

Psychological / Quality of Life 

• The association of body image dissatisfaction and pain with reduced sexual function in women with systemic sclerosis by Knafo R., Haythornthwaite J. A., Heinberg L., Wigley F.M., Thombs B.D.  Rheumatology (Oxford). 2011 Jan 27. [Epub ahead of print].

• Health-Related Quality of Life: A Primer with a Focus on Scleroderma by Khanna, D. Scleroderma Care and Research, Volume 3, Number 2 - Spring 2006.

Sexual & Reproductive

• Erectile Dysfunction in Men with Scleroderma by Ouimet,J., Pope, J.E. Scleroderma Care and Research, Volume 2, Number 1 - Spring 2004.

• Systemic sclerosis and pregnancy by Josselin-Mahr L, Carbonne B, Cabane J., Rev Med Interne, 2010,[Epub ahead of print]

 

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