Paul Klee’s progressive dyspnea: A series of historical and clinical vignettes, part V

Abstract

Paul Klee (1879–1940), the 20th-century Swiss-German artist, suffered and died from complications of systemic sclerosis (SSc, scleroderma). This is the fifth in a series of clinical and historical vignettes wherein Klee’s cardiopulmonary symptoms are described with an emphasis on how progressive dyspnea impacted Klee’s life.