Question 275 · LEK · Systemic sclerosis
The typical symptoms of systemic scleroderma do not include:
- A. autoimmune hemolytic anemia.
- B. swelling and hardening of the skin of fingers.
- C. heart arrhythmia and heart conduction abnormalities.
- D. Raynaud’s phenomenon.
- E. pulmonary fibrosis.
Hint
Systemic sclerosis features follow from vasculopathy and fibrosis; look for a manifestation more typical of lupus.
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