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Article: Scleroderma guidelines issued.(News)(European League Against Rheumatism)
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- Skin & Allergy News
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- August 1, 2007
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BARCELONA -- The first evidence-based recommendations issued by the European League Against Rheumatism for the management of systemic sclerosis address the current and future challenges in the treatment of this clinically heterogeneous condition.
The preliminary recommendations, which are based on research evidence, expert opinion, and clinical experience, have been formulated by a EULAR task force that included experts in systemic sclerosis, according to Dr. Marco Matucci-Cerinic, professor of rheumatology and medicine at the University of Florence (Italy). He summarized the recommendations for managing the following aspects of sclerosis at the annual European ...