It may also be systemic, affecting your skin as well as the blood vessels and tissues of major organ systems. Both types of scleroderma can cause changes to the tissues of your face. Changes to ...
Scleroderma is classified as a rare ... She has severe fatigue, arthralgias, and tight, itchy skin on her face, arms, hands, and trunk. She spends most of her days sitting up in the lounger ...
Skin changes on the fingers may be an aesthetic defect and a signal of a severe disease. Although scleroderma is rare, it is ...
Two new studies led by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) have uncovered key biological mechanisms driving ...
Medically reviewed by Stella Bard, MD CREST syndrome, or limited systemic sclerosis, is a rare autoimmune disease that causes ...
Connective tissue growth factor, however, is constitutively overexpressed by fibroblasts present in skin fibrotic lesions, including scleroderma ... not significantly change after 3 years of ...
Scleroderma is a rare disease ... As a result, connective tissue of the skin, lungs, and internal organs—especially the esophagus, kidneys, and digestive tract—is replaced with scar tissue. This ...