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Medicine Scleroderma 5408275b

All of the following are features of scleroderma except:

A
Diffuse periosteal reaction
B
Esophageal dysmotility
C
Erosion of tip of phalanges
D
Lung nodular infiltrates
High-Yield Explanation
Scleroderma Characterised by inflammatory, vascular and fibrotic changes of skin and a variety of internal organs. Lung involvement- diffuse and bilateral basilar reticulonodular infiltrates and rarely pulmonary nodules. Extremity radiography should be performed to reveal calcinosis and resorption of the distal tufts of the digits. * Esophageal dysmotility can be demonstrated using esophageal manometry. Bone changes in scleroderma are acro-osteolysis, periaicular osteoporosis, joint space narrowing and erosions.

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