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| Systemic sclerosis is characterized by male |
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Systemic sclerosis common in women, but there are men who are ill, are analyzed on the characteristics of men after illness, found to have the following characteristics:
(1) The average age of onset than women, with a mean of 44.1 years, women 38.8 years.
(2) shorter duration and more than women, fast progression of the disease.
(3) type of disease in order to diffuse the majority, swelling of the skin hardening wider, heavier degree.
(4) patients had pruritus and more, and some more severe.
Patients (5) the occurrence of Raynaud's phenomenon and acral ulcers less than women.
(6) a high incidence of lung involvement, and is the leading cause of death.
(7) poor prognosis than women.
(8) an elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate percentage and positive antinuclear antibodies (ANA), circulating immune complexes and C-reactive protein was significantly elevated than women. |
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