[Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma) without scleroderma].

There are two approaches toward dealing with systemic sclerosis (scleroderma) presenting with no skin involvement. According to one of these the condition is to be treated as atypical systemic sclerosis (scleroderma). With the other approach it does not make much difference whether systemic sclerosis presents with skin involvement or not.

[Diagnostic criteria for systemic scleroderma].

Diagnostic informative value was studied of a set of N. G. Guseva's diagnostic criteria (1993) for systemic sclerosis (scleroderma).

[Cardiac involvement in Reiter's disease].

The present article discusses modern concepts on possible instances of cardiovascular involvement in Reiter's disease during the early and late stages of this medical condition. A case is reported in a clinical setting of left ventricular dilatation development and complicated life-threatening arrhythmia in a patient presenting with Reiter's disease.