Primary Care

Systemic sclerosis

Questions discussed in this category

Do you generally utilize calcium channel blockers on an as needed basis for patients with Raynaud's phenomenon?

Do you generally feel they work well? Have patients tried using this a few days before an activity, such as skiing? Especially for otherwise healthy, ...

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How would you counsel a patient with systemic sclerosis who wants to consider microneedling on the face or other skin which is not clearly involved with scleroderma?

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Are there situations in which you treat calcinosis cutis that is not symptomatic for the patient?

Given the lack of efficacy of most treatment options, do you generally try to treat calcinosis cutis that is not bothering the patient even if it is q...

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How do you manage calcium and vitamin D replacement in scleroderma and myositis patients with dysphagia and malabsorption?

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How do you specifically counsel patients on conservative measures such as hand warming in the treatment of SSc associated digital ulceration?

In addition to the usual pharmcotherapy (CCBs, etc.)

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What treatment options do you recommend to patients with microstomia secondary to scleroderma?

Have you tried hyaluronidase?

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How do you monitor a patient with scleroderma during pregnancy?

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How do you approach immunosuppression targeting skin thickening in scleroderma after the initial three years of onset?