title: Systemic sclerosis: a critical digest of the recent literature.
abstract: Systemic sclerosis is a complex chronic disease characterised by chronic multisystem involvement of skin and internal organs. We reviewed all the articles published during the last 12 months on systemic sclerosis and in this article we provide a critical analysis of the most relevant studies regarding the pathogenesis, classification and management of the disease.
authors.affiliation: Rheumatology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Italy. simone.barsotti.pisa@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Simone
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Barsotti
authors.affiliation: Rheumatology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stagnaro
authors.affiliation: Rheumatology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Della Rossa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018450:Disease Progression; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy