Mastocytosis and systemic sclerosis: a clinical association
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Mastocytosis and systemic sclerosis: a clinical association
BACKGROUND Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a complex autoimmune disease characterized by vascular alterations and autoimmune activation leading to widespread organ fibrosis. At the early stage of disease when organ involvement and extent of disease are emerging, mast cells may have some role, as implied by both symptoms and histologic evidence. CASE PRESENTATION A female patient diagnosed with cu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical and Molecular Allergy
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1476-7961
DOI: 10.1186/s12948-016-0050-3