Abstract:Background:Systemic sclerosis (SS) is a chronic, multisystem collagen vascular disorder of undefined etiology, whose prognosis and overall survival is determined by visceral especially the lung involvement.Aim:To evaluate the pulmonary involvement in SS by imaging methods.Materials and Methods:Clinical examination, pulmonary function tests, chest X-ray and high resolution computed tomography (HRCT) scans were carried out in a series of 25 patients prospectively over a period of 3 years (2009-2011AD).Results:Of… Show more
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