A 52-year-old female diagnosed with systemic scleroderma is at risk for which complication?
a. Cutaneous vasculitis
b. Raynaud phenomenon
c. Cellulitis
d. Infection
ANS: B
Scleroderma can trigger Raynaud phenomenon. Scleroderma is not associated with vasculitis, cellulitis, or infection.
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