Peter Barland, M.D.
Dr. Barland reports no commercial conflict of interest.
Estimated course time: 1 hour(s).
Albert Einstein College of Medicine – Montefiore Medical Center designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Albert Einstein College of Medicine-Montefiore Medical Center and InterMDnet. Albert Einstein College of Medicine – Montefiore Medical Center is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Upon completion of this Cyberounds®, you should be able to:
Discuss the major clinical manifestations of systemic sclerosis arising from increased collagen production and from arterial vasculopathy
Describe the recent evidence for the persistence of fetal cells in parous women with systemic sclerosis and how these cells might produce a chronic graft versus host condition resembling systemic sclerosis
Discuss the scientific rationale for implicating latent human cytomegalovirus infection in the pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis.
