[Osteoarticular manifestations associated with scleroderma].
1969
M Bochu, and
P Buffard
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D007592
Joint Diseases
Diseases involving the JOINTS.
Arthropathies,Arthropathy,Joint Disease
D001847
Bone Diseases
Diseases of BONES.
Bone Disease,Disease, Bone,Diseases, Bone
D006801
Humans
Members of the species Homo sapiens.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012595
Scleroderma, Systemic
A chronic multi-system disorder of CONNECTIVE TISSUE. It is characterized by SCLEROSIS in the SKIN, the LUNGS, the HEART, the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT, the KIDNEYS, and the MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM. Other important features include diseased small BLOOD VESSELS and AUTOANTIBODIES. The disorder is named for its most prominent feature (hard skin), and classified into subsets by the extent of skin thickening: LIMITED SCLERODERMA and DIFFUSE SCLERODERMA.