Scleroderma: Pathogenic Factors and Current Management
- 28 June 1978
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 8 (s1) , 143-148
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1445-5994.1978.tb04809.x
Abstract
The aetiology of scleroderma remains unknown. Pathogenetic mechanisms may originate from vascular, collagen or immune abnormalities. These are reviewed and the current management although in the main unsatisfactory may alleviate a number of the distressing symptoms.Keywords
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