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Table 1 Characteristics of 15 patients with SSc and data of CLSM in vivo

From: Histometric data obtained by in vivo confocal laser scanning microscopy in patients with systemic sclerosis

No.

Sex

Age (years)

Duration of disease (years)

SSc type9

Reduction of hand mobility

Pulmonary involvement

Renal involvement

Esophagus involvement

EcP (sessions)

PC

1

f

45

9

diffuse

(+)

-

-

+

80

x

2

f

31

2

diffuse*

+

++

-

-

19

x

3

m

36

3

diffuse

+

+

-

+

13

18,2

4

f

47

1

diffuse

-

+

-

(+)

7

15,7

5

f

54

11

diffuse

-

+

+

++

??

22,2

6

f

60

4

diffuse

-

++

+

+

15

14,0

7

m

56

4

diffuse

+

-

-

(+)

34

15,0

8

f

56

3

diffuse

(+)

-

+

++

10

18,0

9

f

32

1

limited

-

-

-

-

3

18,3

10

f

68

1

limited

(+)

-

-

-

1

18,2

11

f

60

2

limited

-

-

-

-

8

x

12

f

70

1

diffuse

(+)

++

-

+

4

22,7

13

f

26

9

diffuse

+

++

-

++

3

47,4

14

f

61

5

diffuse

+

++

-

++

35

24,4

15

f

54

21

diffuse

+

+

-

++

1

28,8

  1. *CREST syndrome; # EcP combined with azathioprine and prednisolone; scoring: none = -, mild = (+), moderate = +, severe = ++; x = not investigated