Assessment of light touch sensation in the hands of systemic sclerosis patients

INTRODUCTION: Systemic sclerosis is a relatively rare connective tissue disorder characterized by severe and progressive fibrosis of the skin. Due to the current lack of available information on this subject, the aim of the present study was to assess light touch sensations in the hands of patients...

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Main Authors: Paula Gabriel Silva, Anamaria Jones, Pola Maria Poli Araujo, Jamil Natour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2014-09-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322014000900585&lng=en&tlng=en