title: Stabilization of Microcirculation in Patients with Early Systemic Sclerosis with Diffuse Skin Involvement following Rituximab Treatment: An Open-label Study.
authors.affiliation: Head of Clinics, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, and Department of Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium; vanessa.smith@ugent.be.
authors.forename: Vanessa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: Research Laboratory and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy;
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pizzorni
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy;
authors.forename: Valeria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Riccieri
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium;
authors.forename: Saskia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Decuman
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium;
authors.forename: Guy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Brusselle
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium;
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: DE Pauw
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Biostatistics Unit, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium;
authors.forename: Ellen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Deschepper
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium;
authors.forename: Yves
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Piette
authors.affiliation: Research Laboratory and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy;
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ruaro
authors.affiliation: Research Laboratory and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy;
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sulli
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium;
authors.forename: Els
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vandecasteele
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium;
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Melsens
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, and Department of Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium;
authors.forename: Filip
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: DE Keyser
authors.affiliation: Director, Research Laboratory and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cutolo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007155:Immunologic Factors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008833:Microcirculation / Q000187:drug effects*; D055806:Microvessels / Q000187:drug effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009262:Nails / Q000098:blood supply; D010865:Pilot Projects; D000069283:Rituximab / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D007155:Immunologic Factors; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D000069283:Rituximab; D008727:Methotrexate