Hand swelling and other non-Raynaud’s symptoms as the initial presentation of systemic sclerosis: prevalence and clinical associations in two U.S. cohorts

By sjmartinez • May 20, 2025

Hanif I, Assassi S, Mayes MD, McMahan ZH, Zhang M, Charles J, VanBuren JM, Alvey JS, Ghaffari K, Bernstein EJ, Castelino FV, Chung L, Evnin L, Frech TM, Gordon JK, Hant FN, Hummers LK, Khanna D, Lakin KS, Lebiedz-Odrobina D, Luo Y, Makol A, Molitor JA, Moore DF, Richardson C, Sandorfi N, Shah AA, Shah A, Shanmugam VK, Steen VD, Volkmann ER, Zahn C, Skaug B. Hand swelling and other non-Raynaud's symptoms as the initial presentation of systemic sclerosis: prevalence and clinical associations in two U.S. cohorts. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2025 May 19. doi: 10.1002/art.43237. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40386907.

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