Search Results

You are looking at 1-2 of 2

Anesthetic Management of a Patient With Systemic Sclerosis and Microstomia
Yoshiki ShionoyaDDS, PhD,
Hatsuko KamigaDDS,
Gentarou TsujimotoDDS, PhD,
Eishi NakamuraDDS,
Kiminari NakamuraDDS, PhD, and
Katsuhisa SunadaDDS, PhD
Article Category: Case Report
Volume/Issue: Volume 67: Issue 1
Online Publication Date: Jan 01, 2020
DOI: 10.2344/anpr-66-03-07
Page Range: 28 – 34

arrhythmias associated with myocardial fibrosis. 1 Interstitial pneumonia due to pulmonary fibrosis develops in approximately 80% of patients with SSc, 2 so restrictive lung disease is commonly found in these patients. Currently, the most common cause of death in patients with SSc is pulmonary fibrosis. 3 Seventy percent of patients with SSc also develop microstomia secondary to fibrosis of the facial skin and oral mucosa. These patients can have increased discomfort during dental treatment because of the microstomia, which can necessitate excessive stretching of the

Download PDF
; Preoperative chest radiograph showing reticular shadows (arrowheads) in both lower lung fields.
Yoshiki Shionoya,
Hatsuko Kamiga,
Gentarou Tsujimoto,
Eishi Nakamura,
Kiminari Nakamura, and
Katsuhisa Sunada

Preoperative chest radiograph showing reticular shadows (arrowheads) in both lower lung fields.