Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

When to stop in the quest of formes frustes of connective tissue disease?

  • Letter to the Editor
  • Published:
Clinical Rheumatology Aims and scope Submit manuscript

    We’re sorry, something doesn't seem to be working properly.

    Please try refreshing the page. If that doesn't work, please contact support so we can address the problem.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

References

  1. Vano Sanchis D, Arranz Garcia G, Marchena Yglesias PJ (2006) Systemic sclerosis sine scleroderma presenting as pulmonary interstitial fibrosis. Clin Rheumatol 25:382–383

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  2. Cottin V (2006) Interstitial lung disease: are we missing formes frustes of connective tissue disease? Eur Respir J 28:893–896

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  3. Poormoghim H, Lucas M, Fertig N, Medsger TA Jr (2000) Systemic sclerosis sine scleroderma: demographic, clinical, and serologic features and survival in forty-eight patients. Arthritis Rheum 43:444–451

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  4. Lomeo RM, Cornella RJ, Schabel SI, Silver RM (1989) Progressive systemic sclerosis sine scleroderma presenting as pulmonary interstitial fibrosis. Am J Med 87:525–527

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  5. Fischer A, Meehan RT, Feghali-Bostwick CA, West SG, Brown KK (2006) Unique characteristics of systemic sclerosis sine scleroderma-associated interstitial lung disease. Chest 130:976–981

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  6. Harvey G, Black C, Maddison P, McHugh N (1997) Characterization of antinucleolar antibody reactivity in patients with systemic sclerosis and their relatives. J Rheumatol 24:477–484

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  7. Fischer A, Pfalzgraf FJ, Feghali-Bostwick CA, Wright TM, Curran-Everett D, West SG, Brown KK (2006) Anti-Th/To-positivity in a cohort of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. J Rheumatol 33:1600–1605

    PubMed  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Hospices Civils de Lyon, Université de Lyon, Centre de référence des maladies orphelines pulmonaires, Service de pneumologie, UMR 754 INRA-ENVL-UCBL-IFR128, Hôpital Louis Pradel, 28 avenue du Doyen Lépine, 69677, Lyon (Bron) Cedex, France

    Vincent Cottin, Jean-Christophe Lega & Jean-François Cordier

  2. Laboratoire d’autoimmunité, centre hospitalier Lyon Sud, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France

    Nicole Fabien

Authors
  1. Vincent Cottin
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Jean-Christophe Lega
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Nicole Fabien
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Jean-François Cordier
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Vincent Cottin.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Cottin, V., Lega, JC., Fabien, N. et al. When to stop in the quest of formes frustes of connective tissue disease?. Clin Rheumatol 26, 615–616 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-007-0536-y

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-007-0536-y

Keywords

Search

Navigation