Elevated fecal levels of the inflammatory biomarker calprotectin in early systemic sclerosis

• Published in: Rheumatology international Vol. 43; no. 5; pp. 961 - 967
• Main Authors: Hamberg, Viggo, Wallman, Johan K., Mogard, Elisabeth, Lindqvist, Elisabet, Olofsson, Tor, Andréasson, Kristofer
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.05.2023; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Biomarker; Biomarkers; Biomarkers - analysis; Clinical Medicine; Feces; Gastrointestinal; Humans; Inflammation; Inflammation - complications; Inflammation - diagnosis; Klinisk medicin; Leukocyte L1 Antigen Complex - analysis; Medical and Health Sciences; Medicin och hälsovetenskap; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Rheumatology; Scleroderma; Scleroderma, Systemic - complications; Scleroderma, Systemic - diagnosis; Short Communication; Systemic sclerosis; Biomarker; Inflammation; Gastrointestinal; Systemic sclerosis

Knowledge on gastrointestinal manifestations in early systemic sclerosis (SSc) is limited. We have investigated gastrointestinal inflammation in SSc at the time of diagnosis using the inflammatory biomarker Fecal calprotectin (F-cal). Consecutive patients with suspected SSc were characterized in rel...