Serum YKL-40 and IL-6 levels correlate with ultrasound findings of articular and periarticular involvement in patients with systemic sclerosis

Karalilova, R; Kazakova, M; Sapundzhieva, T; Dichev, V; Batalov, Z; Sarafian, V; Batalov, A

Karalilova, R (reprint author), Med Univ Plovdiv, Dept Internal Dis, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.; Karalilova, R (reprint author), Med Univ Plovdiv, Rheumatol Clin, Univ Hosp Kaspela, 64 Sofia Str, Plovdiv 4001, Bulgaria.

RHEUMATOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, 2019; 39 (11): 1841

Abstract

Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare connective tissue disease characterized by vascular, immune and fibrotic abnormalities in the skin and in many inte......

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