Clinical characteristics of systemic sclerosis patients with digital ulcers in China

To investigate the clinical characteristics of SSc patients with DUs in China. The data of 267 consecutive SSc patients based on the EUSTAR DATABASE from Peking Union Medical College Hospital from February 2009 to March 2012 were prospectively collected. The patients with DUs were compared to those...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical and experimental rheumatology 2013-03, Vol.31 (2 Suppl 76), p.46-49
Hauptverfasser:	Xu, Dong, Li, Meng-Tao, Hou, Yong, Wang, Qian, Hu, Chao-Jun, Song, Ning, Zhao, Jiu-Liang, Zeng, Xiao-Feng, Zhang, Feng-Chun
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult China - epidemiology Esophageal Diseases - epidemiology Female Fingers - pathology Humans Logistic Models Male Middle Aged Prevalence Raynaud Disease - epidemiology Scleroderma, Systemic - epidemiology Scleroderma, Systemic - pathology Scleroderma, Systemic - therapy Skin Ulcer - epidemiology Skin Ulcer - pathology Skin Ulcer - therapy Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	To investigate the clinical characteristics of SSc patients with DUs in China. The data of 267 consecutive SSc patients based on the EUSTAR DATABASE from Peking Union Medical College Hospital from February 2009 to March 2012 were prospectively collected. The patients with DUs were compared to those without DUs. Seventy-nine patients (29.6%) had DUs out of 267 SSc patients analysed. There were significant differences between patients with and without DU based on sex (female/male: 65/14 vs. 174/14), age of onset of SSc (32.3±11.7 vs. 40.4±12.6 y), age of onset of Raynaud's phenomenon (31.8±12.3 vs. 38.7±12.2) (p
ISSN:	0392-856X