Serum vascular endothelial growth factor levels as a marker of skin thickening, digital ischemia, and interstitial lung disease in systemic sclerosis

Serum vascular endothelial growth factor levels as a marker of skin thickening, digital ischemia, and interstitial lung disease in systemic sclerosis

Background: Vascular injury is the initial event in the pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis (SSc) and potent proangiogenic mediators such as vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) are overexpressed in the skin and circulation of patients with SSc. The objective of this study was to determine the s...

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Main Authors: Chinnadurai Saranya, Ramamoorthy Ramesh, Mahendran Bhuvanesh, Chilukuri Balaji, Selvakumar Balameena, Sankaralingam Rajeswari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Rheumatology
Subjects:
Digital ischemia
interstitial lung disease
modified Rodnan skin scores
systemic sclerosis
Online Access:http://www.indianjrheumatol.com/article.asp?issn=0973-3698;year=2018;volume=13;issue=3;spage=182;epage=185;aulast=Saranya
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