Prevalence and impact of foot peripheral neuropathy in Sytemic Sclerosis (SSc): results from a single centre cross-sectional study

Abstract

Introduction Peripheral Sensory Neuropathy (PSN) is an under-recognized feature in systemic sclerosis (SSc). Moreover, SSc foot involvement is frequent but poorly investigated. We aimed to provide a detailed characterization of foot peripheral neuropathy in a large cohort of SSc patients, describing its associations with disease-specific features, physical disability and Quality of Life (QoL).