## Abstract ## Objective To test the intraβ and interobserver variability, among clinicians with an interest in systemic sclerosis (SSc), in defining digital ulcers. ## Methods Thirtyβfive images of finger lesions, incorporating a wide range of abnormalities at different sites, were duplicated,
Digital ulcerations in systemic sclerosis
β Scribed by David P. O'Hanlon
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1984
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 112 KB
- Volume
- 27
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
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β¦ Synopsis
Seibold and Jageneau state that "digital ulcerations in systemic sclerosis have been shown to respond equally to intraarterial reserpine and saline . . . yet recent textbooks of rheumatology continue to advocate use of this agent" (Sei-
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