Abstracts tagged "Scleroderma, Localized"

Abstract Number: 1067 • ACR Convergence 2025
Investigating Barriers to Care through Childhood Opportunity, Social Vulnerability, Area Deprivation, and Distance to Care in Pediatric Localized Scleroderma
Karen Lin¹, Yuhan Ma¹, Simrat Morris² and Kristina Ciaglia³, ¹Scottish Rite for Children, Dallas, TX, ²UT Southwestern Medical Center and Scottish Rite for Children, Dallas, TX, ³UT Southwestern, Children's Medical Center, and Scottish Rite for Children, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: Delays in diagnosis and treatment of pediatric localized scleroderma (LS) are common due to the under-recognition at initial presentation. While previous studies on pediatric…
Abstract Number: 0693 • ACR Convergence 2025
Impact of X Chromosome Dosage on the Development of Diffuse and Limited Systemic Sclerosis in Klinefelter, Triple X, and Turner Syndromes: A Multicenter Cohort Study
Hanieh Akbari¹, Anna-Kay Palmer² and Irene Tan³, ¹Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Medical Center, Norristown, PA, ²Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, ³Einstein Healthcare Network Philadelphia - Jefferson Health, Bala Cynwyd, PA
Background/Purpose: Diffuse and limited systemic sclerosis (SSc) are autoimmune connective tissue diseases with a strong female predominance, suggesting a potential role for X chromosome dosage…
Abstract Number: 0685 • ACR Convergence 2025
Targeting Refractory Reflux in Systemic Sclerosis: Early Outcomes following a Novel Intervention
Areeka Memon¹, Monique Hinchcliff² and Amir Masoud³, ¹Yale New Haven Health, New Haven, CT, ²Yale School of Medicine, Westport, CT, ³Hartford Healthcare, hartford
Background/Purpose: Gastrointestinal tract (GIT) symptoms impact up to 90% of individuals with SSc. Hiatal hernia, decreased esophageal contractility, and lower esophageal sphincter tone contribute to…
Abstract Number: 1570 • ACR Convergence 2025
Hydroxychloroquine and Disease Progression in Systemic Sclerosis: Insights from Antibody-Stratified Survival Analyses
Francesco Bonomi¹, Ilaria Bisconti², Ilenia Mallia³, Greta Pellegrino⁴, Gabriele Ciuti⁵, Gloria Muolo², Martina Salerno², Simona Truglia², Cristiano Barbetta³, Silvia Peretti⁵, Serena Guiducci⁶, Valeria Riccieri⁷ and Silvia Bellando Randone³, ¹University Hospital Careggi, Florence, Florence, Toscana, Italy, ²Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Rome, Italy, ³University of Florence, Florence, Italy, ⁴Rheumatology Unit, IRCCS Ospedale Galeazzi Sant'Ambrogio, Milano, Italy; Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy, ⁵University Hospital Careggi, Florence, Italy, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy, Florence, Italy, ⁷Sapienza University of Rome, Rheumatology Clinic, Rome, Italy, Roma, Italy
Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is an antimalarial drug that interferes with dendritic cells and monocytes, acidifies endosomes, and modulates toll-like receptors, reducing autoimmune responses and cell…
Abstract Number: 0371 • ACR Convergence 2024
This Is Caring: Enhancing Patient Education Materials for Individuals with Morphea Through Qualitative Inquiry
Jennifer Foster¹, Robin Higashi², Priya Sarlashkar¹ and Heidi Jacobe¹, ¹The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Dermatology, Dallas, TX, ²2UT Southwestern Medical Center, Peter O’Donnell Jr School of Public Health, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: Patient education materials (PEMs) are essential for conveying disease and treatment information, empowering patients to actively participate in their care. However, PEMs for rare…
Abstract Number: 0706 • ACR Convergence 2024
Single Center Prospective Cohort of Systemic Sclerosis Patients Who Are At-Risk for Pulmonary Hypertension
Carleigh Zahn¹, Scott Visovatti², Rosemary Gedert¹, Suiyuan Huang¹, Victor Moles¹, Amber Young¹, Vallerie McLaughlin¹ and Dinesh Khanna¹, ¹University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²The Ohio State University, Columbus
Background/Purpose: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a leading cause of mortality in systemic sclerosis (SSc). We launched an IRB approved prospective study (NOVEL) in 2013 at…
Abstract Number: 1767 • ACR Convergence 2024
Endothelial Cell-Driven JAG/NOTCH Signaling in Localized Scleroderma Patients
Theresa Hutchins¹, Anwesha Sanyal¹, Deren Esencan¹ and Kathryn Torok², ¹University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Division of Rheumatology, Scleroderma Center, Department of Pediatrics, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Localized scleroderma is a rare autoimmune disease primarily affecting the skin and underlying tissue. While its exact pathogenesis remains unclear, studies suggest links to…
Abstract Number: 1774 • ACR Convergence 2024
Metabolomics and Lipidomics in Juvenile Localized Scleroderma
Yuan Zhang¹, Angela Aquilani², Rebecca Nicolai³, Fabrizio De Benedetti⁴, Emiliano Marasco² and Cristina Maglio¹, ¹University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden, ²Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, Immunology and Rheumatology Unit, Roma, Italy, ³Division of Rheumatology, IRCCS Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Rome, Italy, ⁴IRCCS Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Rome, Italy
Background/Purpose: Juvenile localised scleroderma (jLS) is a rare rheumatic disease in children characterized by inflammation and fibrosis in the skin [1, 2]. The cause and…
Abstract Number: 2178 • ACR Convergence 2024
Evaluating the Non-Inferiority of Mycophenolate Mofetil Compared to Methotrexate in Treating Juvenile Localized Scleroderma
Elena DeRosas¹, Haley Havrilla² and Kathryn Torok³, ¹University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Division of Rheumatology, Scleroderma Center, Department of Pediatrics, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, Pittsburgh, ³Division of Rheumatology, Scleroderma Center, Department of Pediatrics, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate (MTX) has historically been used as first-line therapy for juvenile localized scleroderma (jLS), but tolerability often limit compliance. Recent evidence from case series…
Abstract Number: 2194 • ACR Convergence 2024
Association of Reticular Dermis and Subcutis Inflammatory Infiltrate with Musculoskeletal Involvement in Pediatric Localized Scleroderma
Deren Esencan¹, Anwesha Sanyal¹, Haley Havrilla², Samantha Branton¹, Theresa Hutchins¹, Claudia Salgado³ and Kathryn Torok⁴, ¹University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Division of Rheumatology, Scleroderma Center, Department of Pediatrics, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, Pittsburgh, ³University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Scleroderma Center, Department of Pediatrics, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Localized scleroderma (morphea) is a rare autoimmune disorder characterized by inflammatory infiltrate and collagen deposition in the skin and connective tissue. While textbooks offer…
Abstract Number: 0332 • ACR Convergence 2023
Initial Characterization of a Skin Symptom Questionnaire for Patients with Systemic Sclerosis
Jeong Min Yu¹, John VanBuren², Angela Child², Jessica Alvey², Lisa Mandl³, Laura Pinheiro⁴, Shervin Assassi⁵, Elana Bernstein⁶, Flavia Castelino⁷, Lorinda Chung⁸, Luke Evnin⁹, Tracy Frech¹⁰, Faye Hant¹¹, Laura Hummers¹², Dinesh Khanna¹³, Kimberly Lakin¹, Dorota Lebiedz-Odrobina¹⁴, Yiming Luo¹⁵, Ashima Makol¹⁶, Jerry Molitor¹⁷, Duncan Moore¹⁸, Carrie Richardson¹⁹, Nora Sandorfi²⁰, Ami Shah²¹, Ankoor Shah²², Victoria Shanmugam²³, Brian Skaug²⁴, Virginia Steen²⁵, Elizabeth Volkmann²⁶ and Jessica Gordon¹, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ³Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ⁴Weill Cornell Medicine College, New York, NY, ⁵University of Texas McGovern Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, ⁶Columbia University, New York, NY, ⁷Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁸Department of Medicine, Division of Immunology and Rheumatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Woodside, CA, ⁹Scleroderma Research Foundation, Brisbane, CA, ¹⁰Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ¹¹Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ¹²Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ¹³University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ¹⁴University of Utah, Cottonwood Heights, UT, ¹⁵Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, ¹⁶Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, Rochester, MN, ¹⁷University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ¹⁸Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, ¹⁹Northwestern University, Riverside, IL, ²⁰University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²¹Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Ellicott City, MD, ²²Duke University, Durham, NC, ²³Victoria Shanmugam, MD, Great Falls, VA, ²⁴Division of Rheumatology, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, ²⁵Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, ²⁶University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Skin disease is a hallmark of systemic sclerosis (SSc). The modified Rodnan skin score (mRSS) is physician performed measurement that assesses the extent and…
Abstract Number: 0639 • ACR Convergence 2023
Evaluating Esophageal Dysmotility by Scintigraphy in Systemic Sclerosis: Subsets and Phenotypes
Antonio Salas¹, Lisa Yanek² and Zsuzsanna McMahan³, ¹Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Department of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ³Johns Hopkins Rheumatology, Lutherville, MD
Background/Purpose: Gastrointestinal (GI) dysmotility affects most patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc), and the esophagus is the most commonly affected region. While most SSc patients are…
Abstract Number: 054 • 2023 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Craniofacial Localized Scleroderma: A Single Center Retrospective Cohort
Leigh Stubbs, Ammar Hashemi, Raegan Hunt and Renata Maricevich, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: Craniofacial localized scleroderma (LS) can lead to disfigurement and severe extracutaneous manifestations (ECMs). There is an ongoing need to standardize multidisciplinary evaluation and care.…
Abstract Number: 106 • 2023 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Caregivers’ Perspectives on Barriers to Care in Juvenile Localized and Systemic Scleroderma
Leigh Stubbs¹, Andrew Ferry², Danielle Guffey¹, Christina Loccke³, Erin Moriarty Wade³, Pamela Pour³, Kaveh Ardalan⁴, Peter Chiraseveenuprapund⁵, Ingrid Ganske⁶, Daniel Glaser⁷, Gloria Higgins⁸, Nadia Luca⁹, Katharine Moore¹⁰, Vidya Sivaraman¹¹, Katie Stewart¹, Natalia Vasquez Canizares¹², Raegan Hunt¹, Renata Maricevich¹, Kathryn Torok¹³ and Suzanne Li¹⁴, ¹Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ²Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, ³n/a, ⁴Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, ⁵University of California - San Diego, San Diego, CA, ⁶Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁷Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, ⁸Nationwide Childrens Hospital/ The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ⁹University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ¹⁰University of Colorado / Children's Hospital Colorado, Denver, CO, ¹¹Nationwide Children's Hospital/ The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ¹²Children's Hospital at Montefiore, New York, NY, ¹³University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ¹⁴Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital, Hackensack, NJ
Background/Purpose: Juvenile localized scleroderma (LS) and systemic sclerosis (SSc) are rare rheumatic diseases often associated with severe morbidities. Delays in diagnosis are common, putting children…
Abstract Number: 1368 • ACR Convergence 2022
How Common Is the Coexistence of Juvenile Localized and Systemic Scleroderma? Results of a Multination Survey
Ivan Foeldvari¹, Nicola Helmus² and Suzanne Li³, ¹Hamburger Zentrum für Kinder- und Jugendrheumatologie, Hamburg, Germany, ²Hamburg Centre for Pediatric and Adolescence Rheumatology, Hamburg, Germany, ³Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital, West Orange, NJ
Background/Purpose: Pediatric scleroderma consists of two diseases, juvenile localized scleroderma (jLS) and juvenile systemic sclerosis (jSSc). While jLS and jSSc share some disease processes, there…

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