Abstract:BackgroundAntibodies to the PM/Scl complex are found in patients with Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), but also with Polymyositis, Dermatomyositis and overlap syndromes. Historically, the main clinical association of anti-PM/Scl antibodies in SSc, which include calcinosis, articular and muscle involvement, and interstitial lung diseases, were described by some large single-centre studies, or by multicenter studies which recruited a relatively small number of positive patients. Therefore, some unresolved issue deserve… Show more
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