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To establish a standardized clinical classification system for systemic sclerosis subsets based on the anatomical distribution of cutaneous involvement.

December 6, 2001

Scleroderma (systemic sclerosis): classification, subsets and pathogenesis

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To establish a standardized clinical classification system for systemic sclerosis subsets based on the anatomical distribution of cutaneous involvement.
An expert panel of clinical investigators evaluated disease manifestations to define distinct cutaneous subsets.
Patients were categorized according to the anatomical boundaries of taut skin across the extremities and trunk.
Limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis is defined by the absence of taut skin proximal to the elbows, knees, or clavicles.
Diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis is characterized by skin tautness extending proximally to involve the trunk.

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Expert consensus proposes clinical subclassification criteria in systemic sclerosis, highlighting distinctions between limited and diffuse cutaneous disease.

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LeRoy et al. (2001) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69f00f64f2118fd4978f2622 https://doi.org/10.3109/9780203214237-95

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Expert consensus proposes clinical subclassification criteria in systemic sclerosis, highlighting distinctions between limited and diffuse cutaneous disease.

Scleroderma (systemic sclerosis): classification, subsets and pathogenesis

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