Case Studies in Systemic Sclerosis

Front Matter....Pages i-xx
A 35-Year-Old Woman with Puffy Hands, Raynaud’s Phenomenon, and Positive Antinuclear Antibody Test....Pages 1-9
A 30-Year-Old Woman with Puffy Hands, Raynaud’s Phenomenon, and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome....Pages 11-21
A 22-Year-Old Woman with Raynaud’s Phenomenon but No Other Symptoms and No Abnormalities on Examination....Pages 23-29
A Young Adult with Localized Skin Sclerosis and Positive ANA....Pages 31-37
Localized Scleroderma in a Child....Pages 39-51
An 8-Year-Old Girl with Tight Skin, Digital Ulcers, and Dysphagia....Pages 53-61
A 60-Year-Old Woman with Skin Thickening, Joint Contractures, and Peripheral Blood Eosinophilia....Pages 63-71
A 35-Year-Old Man with Diffuse Scleroderma and Chemical Exposure....Pages 73-83
A 65-Year-Old Woman with Hardened Skin, Joint Contractures, and Yellow Scleral Plaques....Pages 85-94
Painful Digital Ulcers in a Scleroderma Patient with Raynaud’s Phenomenon....Pages 95-105
Rapidly Progressive Skin Disease in a Patient with Diffuse Systemic Sclerosis....Pages 107-114
A 28-Year-Old Woman with Early Diffuse Scleroderma and Shortness of Breath....Pages 115-125
Late Limited Systemic Sclerosis Patient Who Develops Shortness of Breath on Exertion....Pages 127-137
A Diffuse Scleroderma Patient Who Presents with Shortness of Breath and Enlarged Cardiac Silhouette....Pages 139-145
A Patient with Systemic Sclerosis, Dyspnea on Exertion, Atypical Chest Pain, and Arrhythmia....Pages 147-154
A Scleroderma Patient with Dysphagia and Reflux Who Experiences Worsening Cough....Pages 155-163
A Scleroderma Patient with Acute Drop in Hemoglobin and Occult Blood in Stool....Pages 165-171
A 62-Year-Old Woman with Scleroderma and Severe Weight Loss....Pages 173-183
A Patient with Diffuse Systemic Sclerosis with Hypertension and Acute Renal Failure....Pages 185-193
A 34-Year-Old Woman with Limited Cutaneous Scleroderma Who Develops Normotensive Renal Failure with Pulmonary Hemorrhage....Pages 195-202
A Scleroderma Patient Inquires About Pregnancy....Pages 203-215
A 38-Year-Old Man with Systemic Sclerosis and Erectile Dysfunction....Pages 217-220
A Female Scleroderma Patient with Sexual Dysfunction....Pages 221-228
A 38-Year-Old Woman with Elevated Muscle Enzymes, Raynaud’s Phenomenon, and Positive Anti-Topoisomerase I Antibody: Is She Depressed?....Pages 229-238
A Scleroderma Patient with Swollen and Tender Joints of Both Hands....Pages 239-250
Two Scleroderma Patients with Differing Patterns of Muscle Disease....Pages 251-257
A Limited Cutaneous SSc Patient with Severe Calcinosis and Acro-osteolysis....Pages 259-266
A 54-Year Old Woman with Pain and Stiffness of Hands and Tendon Friction Rubs....Pages 267-271
A Young Diffuse Scleroderma Patient Having Difficulties with Activities of Daily Living....Pages 273-280
A Middle-Aged Male Scleroderma Patient Who Can No Longer Perform His Occupation....Pages 281-292
A Scleroderma Patient Presenting with Facial Pain....Pages 293-298
A Dentist Inquires About His Patient with Systemic Sclerosis....Pages 299-315
A Scleroderma Patient Complaining of Dry and Gritty Sensation of the Eyes....Pages 317-329
A 34-Year-Old Woman with 2-Year History of Therapy-Resistant, Rapidly Progressive SSc Successfully Treated by Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation....Pages 331-337
Sclerodactyly and Raynaud’s Phenomenon in a Patient Who Has Primary Biliary Cirrhosis....Pages 339-345
Back Matter....Pages 347-355