Durometry as an alternative tool to the modified Rodnan’s skin score in the assessment of diffuse systemic sclerosis patients: a cross-sectional study

Durometry as an alternative tool to the modified Rodnan’s skin score in the assessment of diffuse systemic sclerosis patients: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background The reproducibility and reliability of the modified Rodnan’s Skin Score (mRSS) are debated due to investigator-related subjectivity. Here, we evaluate if durometry correlates with mRSS in patients with diffuse systemic sclerosis (SSc). Methods This cross-sectional study was condu...

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Main Authors: Marília de Fátima Cirioli de Oliveira, Vanessa Cristina Leopoldo, Karla Ribeiro Costa Pereira, Daniela Aparecida de Moraes, Juliana Bernardes Elias Dias, Maynara Santana Gonçalves, Leandra Naíra Zambelli Ramalho, Bruna Nogueira dos Santos, Maria Carolina de Oliveira, Renata Cristina Campos Pereira Silveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:Advances in Rheumatology
Subjects:
Systemic sclerosis
Autoimmune diseases
Skin abnormalities
Modified Rodnan’s score
Durometer
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42358-020-00152-6

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