Thymic findings before and after autologous stem cell transplantation for severe systemic sclerosis: a retrospective study using computed tomography in the pre- and post-transplantation setting

Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2017 May-Jun;35 Suppl 104(2):11-12. Epub 2017 Jan 13.

Authors

Joerg C Henes¹, Stefan Wirths¹, Wichard Vogel¹, Theodoros Xenitidis¹, Lothar Kanz¹, Marius Horger²

Affiliations

¹ Centre for Interdisciplinary Clinical Immunology, Rheumatology and Auto-inflammatory Diseases and Department of Internal Medicine II (Oncology, Haematology, Immunology, Rheumatology, Pulmonology), University Hospital Tuebingen, Germany.
² Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Germany.

PMID: 28094759

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Multidetector Computed Tomography*
Predictive Value of Tests
Retrospective Studies
Scleroderma, Systemic / diagnostic imaging*
Scleroderma, Systemic / immunology
Scleroderma, Systemic / surgery*
Severity of Illness Index
Stem Cell Transplantation*
Thymus Gland / diagnostic imaging*
Thymus Gland / immunology
Time Factors
Transplantation, Autologous
Treatment Outcome
Young Adult