Raquel Freitas, Patrícia Martins, Eduardo Dourado, Tânia Santiago, Francisca Guimarães, Bruno Miguel Fernandes, Salomé Garcia, Beatriz Samões, Ana Sofia Pinto, Nuno Gonçalves, Maria Helena Lourenço, Emanuel Costa, Margarida Rocha, Maura Couto, Ana Catarina Duarte, Filipe Araújo, Inês Cordeiro, Fátima Godinho, Catarina Resende, Maria João Salvador, Ana Cordeiro, Maria José Santos
BACKGROUND: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare connective tissue disorder with heterogeneous manifestations and outcomes. Besides differences in disease characteristics among distinct ethnic groups and geographical regions, several questions regarding the impact of the disease and the effectiveness of treatments remain unanswered. To address these questions, the Rheumatic Diseases Portuguese Register (Reuma.pt) launched a specific protocol for the prospective follow-up of SSc patients...
January 2022: ARP Rheumatol