Malnutrition Is Common in Systemic Sclerosis: Results from the Canadian Scleroderma Research Group Database

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Authors

Russell W. Steele · Jewish General Hospital

Abstract

The risk for malnutrition in SSc is moderate and is associated with shorter disease duration, markers of GI involvement, and disease severity. Patients with SSc should be screened for malnutrition, and potential underlying causes assessed and treated when possible.

Topics & Keywords

Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases Inflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis Connective Tissue Growth Factor Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Zero hunger

Publication Details

Published in: The Journal of Rheumatology

Volume 36, Issue 12, pp. 2737-2743

DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.090694

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