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CREST syndrome

CREST syndrome: Introduction

CREST stands for Calcinosis, Raynaud's phenomenon, Esophageal dysfunction, Sclerodactyly, and Telangiectasia.

Symptoms of CREST syndrome

• Calcinosis
• Raynaud's phenomenon
• Esophageal dysfunction
• Sclerodactyly
• Telangiectasia
• more symptoms...»

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CREST syndrome: Complications

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Disease Topics Related To CREST syndrome

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, CREST syndrome:

• Calcinosis
• Raynaud's phenonemnon
• Sclerodactyly
• Telangiectasia
• Esophagitis
• Systemic sclerosis
• more related diseases...»

Medical Textbooks Online about CREST syndrome

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Wrongly Diagnosed with CREST syndrome?

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• Hidden causes of CREST syndrome (possibly wrongly diagnosed)

Causes of CREST syndrome

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News Archives for CREST syndrome

Medical news articles related to CREST syndrome include:

• Limiting Work Hours for Medical Residents Could Be Costly
• Limited English May Be Life-Threatening
• Drug-Coated Sponges May Limit Catheter Infections
• Limiting School Snacks Boosts Fruit, Veggie Consumption
• School Soda Ban Has Limited Effect
• Parental Involvement in School Has Its Limits
• Chemo for Mesothelioma Offers Limited Survival Benefits
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Evidence Based Medicine Research for CREST syndrome

Medical research articles related to CREST syndrome include:

• Pulmonary Hypertension
• Scleroderma - Systemic Sclerosis
• CREST Syndrome (Overview)
• CREST Syndrome (Diagnosis)
• CREST Syndrome (Follow-up)
• more research...»

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Videos for CREST syndrome

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Reseach about CREST syndrome

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Clinical Trials for CREST syndrome

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for CREST syndrome include:

• Carotid Revascularization Endarterectomy Versus Stenting Trial (CREST) - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Abnormalities of the Eye's Anterior Chamber, Iris, Cornea and Lens - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• more trials...»

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Article Excerpts about CREST syndrome

An acronym for a collection of symptoms that occur to some degree in all people with systemic sclerosis. The symptoms are Calcinosis, Raynaud's phenomenon, Esophageal dysfunction, Sclerodactyly, and Telangiectasia. Because of the predominance of CREST symptoms in people with limited systemic sclerosis, some people use the term CREST syndrome when referring to that form of the disease. (Source: excerpt from Handout on Health Scleroderma: NIAMS)

Definitions of CREST syndrome:

A mild form of LIMITED SCLERODERMA, a multi-system disorder. Its features include symptoms of CALCINOSIS; RAYNAUD DISEASE; ESOPHAGEAL MOTILITY DISORDERS; sclerodactyly, and TELANGIECTASIS. When the defect in esophageal function is not prominent, it is known as CRST syndrome. - (Source - Diseases Database)

CREST syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that CREST syndrome, or a subtype of CREST syndrome, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

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