Rheumatology Advance Access originally published online on March 10, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45(7):911-912; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kei129
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Treatment of severe Raynaud's phenomenon with bosentan in a patient with systemic sclerosis
1 Department of Medicine, St Paul's Hospital, 2 University of British Columbia, 3 Capture Centre for Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Research, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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SIR, Raynaud's phenomenon is characterized by recurrent episodes of vasospasm most commonly occurring in the hands and feet. It is a manifestation of the widespread vascular involvement that occurs in systemic sclerosis [1]. Digital ischaemic and necrotic lesions are a frequent complication, with an estimated frequency of 3040% [2